Use Word's Tabs dialog box to set multiple tabs
Thursday, September 20, 2007 10:30 AM
While you can use the ruler to set tabs for your Word document, it may be easier to use the Tabs dialog box, especially if you need to set leader tabs, which you cannot apply with the ruler.
Microsoft Word
Use Word’s Tabs dialog box to set multiple tabs
While you can use the ruler to set tabs for your Word document, it may be easier to use the Tabs dialog box -- especially if you need to set leader tabs, which you cannot apply with the ruler. For example, suppose you need to set two left tab stops at 1" and 3" from the left margin and a right leader tab stop 6" from the left margin. You can set them all at once without leaving the Tabs dialog box. Follow these steps:
1. Position your cursor where you want the tabs to be set.
2. Go to Format | Tabs. (In Word 2007, click the Page Layout tab, click the Paragraph dialog box arrow, and then click the Tabs button.)
3. Type 1 in the Tab Stop Position dialog box. Click the Set button.
4. Type 3 in the Tab Stop Position dialog box. Click the Set button.
5. Type 6 in the Tab Stop Position dialog box.
6. Select the Right button.
7. Select the 4 Leader button.
8. Click the Set button and then click OK.
You can also use the Tabs dialog box to change the default tab stops. The Normal template sets tab stops every half inch. Let's say you need to indent your paragraphs one inch from the margin. Rather than pressing [Tab] twice to indent a paragraph, enter 1 in the Default Tab Stops dialog box and then click OK. You only need to press [Tab] once to indent your paragraphs.
Microsoft Excel
Group Excel charts together for displaying, copying, and pasting
Sometimes, do you need to have two or more Excel charts displayed together, or wish to paste a PowerPoint presentation or document together? Instead of printing and pasting each separately, you can group them and work with them as a single object.
Say you have two charts; you make the second one smaller and position it in the first chart's chart area. Follow these steps to group the two charts:
1. Open the worksheet that contains the two charts.
2. Select one chart.
3. Press [Shift] and click the second chart.
4. Right-click the combined selection.
5. Click Grouping and then click Group.
Now when you click one of the charts, you select both of the charts, and you can cut, copy, and paste them together. You can ungroup the charts by selecting Ungroup in the Grouping shortcut menu in step 5.
Microsoft Access
Put the finishing touches on your Access 2007 forms in Layout view
Access 2007's new Layout view lets you quickly add the finishing touches to your form’s design. From this view, you can add a form title or a date and time field to the form's header. You can also add another field control and automatically readjust the tab order. Follow these steps to make adjustments to your Access 2007 form:
1. In the Navigation pane, double-click the form you want to change.
2. On the Home tab, click the View icon and select Layout View.
3. In the Controls group, click the Title command to add a title to the form header.
4. If you wish to change the default title, click and drag the text in the text box and type the new title.
5. In the Controls group, click the Date & Time icon to add a date and time control to the form header.
Let’s say you need to add a missing State field to the form. To do so:
1. Click and drag the State field from the existing field list to a location above the Zip Code field.
2. Click anywhere in the form background.
3. Click the Arrange tab.
4. Click the Tab Control command in the Control Layout group.
5. Click the Auto Order button.
6. Click OK.
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