Positioning tabs You can set tabs and indents by using the Ruler Bar in the Text Ruler. The Ruler Bar appears below the formatting area of the Text Ruler when a text object is selected or in edit mode. The Ruler Bar is aligned with the selected text object. A new text object has tab stops at half-inch intervals beginning at the left border of the text object. You can move the insertion point to each of these tab positions by pressing the Tab key. In addition, you can edit a default tab by double-clicking it on the Ruler Bar. Note: The Ruler Bar shows tab positions for one selected object. You cannot use the Text Ruler to set tabs for multiple selected text objects To set tabs 1 Depending on how you want the tab settings to apply, do one of the following: •   To set a tab for one paragraph only, place the insertion point anywhere in the paragraph. •   To set tabs before typing a new paragraph, place the insertion point at the beginning of the paragraph. 2 If necessary, display the Text Ruler by choosing Layout > Dis- play > Show Text Ruler. The Text Ruler and document rulers appear. Ruler Bar When you select a single text object, the Ruler Bar appears. You can set the right and left indents of a selected text object by dragging the Right and Left Indent markers in the Ruler Bar. To indent the first line of a paragraph, drag the First Indent marker to the desired position in the Ruler Bar. To set the distance between the left border of a text object and the left margin of a para- graph, drag the Left Indent marker. To set the distance between the right border of a text object and the right edge of a paragraph, drag the Right Indent marker. Default tabs Right indent Ruler Bar First Indent Left Indent
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