Tabs dialog

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Use the Tabs dialog to format the tab stops in a client letter. You can modify the alignment of tab stops, insert new tab stops, and create a default tab stop.

To open this dialog, choose Format > Tabstops from either the Custom Letter or Template Letter window.

Fields & buttons

Tab list

This list displays all tab stops for the current line that are saved in the client letter.

Delete

Click this button to delete the tab stop selected in the tab list.

Delete All

Click this button to delete all tab stops in the tab list.

Tabstop

To create a new tab stop, enter the measurement or use the arrows to select a measurement.

Insert button

Click this button to add the tab stop you entered in the field to the left. The tab stop is inserted in the selected portion of the client letter and is displayed in the tab list.

Alignment group box

Mark the option for the alignment you want for your tab stops.

  • Left: Aligns text to the left of the tab stop.
  • Right: Aligns text to the right of the tab stop.
  • Center: Aligns text to the center of the tab stop.
  • Decimal: Aligns numerical amounts by decimal points.

Default tabstop

To create a default tab stop, enter the measurement or use the arrows to select a measurement. This tab stop is used if no other tab stop is available in the tab list.

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