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TITLE: Applying a Specific Tab Ruler to Multiple Paragraphs
PRODUCT: Ami Pro 2.0
DATE: 08-Oct-1991
PROBLEM:
Many modifications have been made to an inserted tab ruler for one paragraph.
How can this modified tab ruler be applied to other paragraphs without making
the changes again?
SOLUTION:
There are three ways that an inserted tab ruler can be transferred to other
paragraphs. Method 1 should be used if a tab ruler has already been inserted
and the ruler needs to be applied to numerous paragraphs. This method saves
the ruler modifications to a paragraph style. Method 2 should be used if a
tab ruler has already been inserted and the ruler needs to be applied to only
a few other paragraphs and the modified settings do not need to be saved as a
paragraph style. Method 3 should be used if a tab ruler has not already been
inserted, the paragraphs which should have the modified tab ruler are
contiguously located, and the modified settings do not need to be saved in a
paragraph style.
METHOD 1
HOW TO APPLY AN INSERTED TAB RULER TO A STYLE
1. Place the insertion point in the paragraph that has the inserted tab
ruler.
2. Choose Style / Create Style.
3. Type in the desired name for the new style and choose the Selected text
option.
4. Choose Modify.
5. Choose Alignment from the Modify options.
6. Put an X in the Use style tabs option.
7. Choose OK.
8. Apply the new style (name specified in Step 3 above) to the desired
paragraphs:
a. Position the insertion point in a paragraph.
b. Select the new style name from the style status button on the status
bar.
c. Repeat Steps 8a-8b for each paragraph which should have the new style.
Paragraphs assigned to the new style will have tab settings of the
inserted tab ruler but since the settings are part of a style, there
will not be an inserted tab ruler.
9. To remove the inserted tab ruler from the original paragraph, position
the insertion point in the paragraph containing the inserted tab ruler.
Choose Page / Ruler / Remove. Now apply the new style to this
paragraph.
10. To save the new style in a style sheet:
a. Choose Style / Save as a Style Sheet.
b. The Save as Style Sheet edit box will contain the name of the current
style sheet. Leaving this name will overwrite the existing style
sheet file. Specify another style sheet name if the original style
sheet should not be overwritten.
c. Choose the With Contents and Run Macro options if desired.
d. Choose OK.
e. If the style sheet name specified in Step 10b above already exists, a
message will appear offering a Yes / No choice for overwriting the
existing style sheet. Choose Yes to overwrite an existing style sheet
or No to cancel the operation. If No is chosen, repeat Steps 10a-10d
specifying a new sheet name in Step 10b.
METHOD 2
HOW TO APPLY AN INSERTED TAB RULER TO ANOTHER PARAGRAPH
1. Position the insertion point between the last character of the paragraph
containing the inserted tab ruler and the carriage return symbol at the
end of the paragraph. If the carriage return symbols () are not
visible, choose View / View Preferences, put an X in the Tabs & returns
option, and choose OK.
2. Press SHIFT + RIGHT ARROW to shade the carriage return symbol.
3. Choose Edit / Copy.
4. Position the insertion point at the beginning of the paragraph which will
receive the copy of the inserted tab ruler.
5. Choose Edit / Paste.
6. The inserted tab ruler will paste at the beginning of a new paragraph and
the existing paragraph will be pushed down.
7. If marks are currently displayed (a symbol representing the inserted tab
ruler is visible), temporarily turn off the marks by choosing View / View
Preferences. Remove the X from the Marks option and choose OK.
8. With the insertion point at the beginning of the line where the tab ruler
was pasted, touch SPACEBAR to insert a space in front of the carriage
return symbol.
9. Press DEL to delete the carriage return.
10. Press BACKSPACE to delete the space. The paragraph moves back up to its
original location and the inserted tab ruler is now effective for the
paragraph.
11. To enable display of marks if this feature was disabled in Step 7 above,
choose View / View Preferences. Put an X in the Marks option, then
choose OK.
METHOD 3
HOW TO MODIFY TAB SETTINGS FOR SEVERAL PARAGRAPHS SIMULTANEOUSLY
1. Shade the paragraphs that should have the modified tab settings.
a. Position the insertion point at the beginning of the first paragraph.
b. Press SHIFT + DOWN ARROW until all paragraphs are shaded. NOTE: If the
paragraph following the last shaded paragraph has an inserted tab
ruler, remove the shading from the last carriage return symbol by
pressing SHIFT + LEFT ARROW.
2. Make the desired tab ruler changes.
3. Without a mouse, press ESC to return to the text area. Press one of the
arrow keys to redisplay the insertion point. With a mouse, just click in
the text area. All paragraphs that were shaded will have an inserted tab
ruler with the same tab settings. An inserted tab ruler mark will display
for each paragraph (visible when display of marks is enabled).