Position the text insertion point A thin vertical flashing line that indicates where text editing will take place. in the paragraph you want to set the tab position for.
Click somewhere in the tab bar This is a line embedded in the horizontal ruler bar, which lets you drag tabs to the position you want.. A tab marker appears.
Right-click on the tab marker. A shortcut menu A list of available commands and actions in Publisher. Menu names are displayed in the menu bar at the top of the Publisher window. appears.
From the shortcut menu, select Properties. The Tab Stop dialog box A window used to supply information to Publisher. appears.
From the Type drop-down list box, select the type of tab stop A means of aligning text in columns using tabs. you want.
In the Tab Position box, type the position you want the tab stop to be, or use the up and down arrows to select the number.
In the Leader Character box, type the character Any single letter, number, punctuation mark, or symbol. you want to use as a leader A row of characters, usually dots, used to guide the reader's eye across the page in, for example, a table of contents., if any.
In the Leader Spacing box, type the spacing you want for the leader character.
Click on OK. The tab stop is set.
Note:
You can also change the default tab spacing for selected text on the Spacing tab of the Override Paragraph Style dialog box.