Nisus Writer Express - Manual (Page 166)

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Align text in table cells along the decimal point
Numbers often need to be aligned along a decimal point.
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You would probably want to follow this procedure with Invisibles turned on (choose Show Invisibles
from the View menu).
1. Create your table.
2. Click your insertion point in the top cell of the column to be aligned by the decimal point.
3. Make sure the Ruler displays and choose Decimal from the Tab menu.
4. Click on the ruler at the location you want the tab to appear (you can always adjust this later if
you need).
5. Press 4 @ to enter a tab character into the cell where you have set the tab.
6. Select the contents of that cell (the tab character).
7. Select the other cells that you want to have share that decimal tab formatting.
This can be either a single cell or multiple columns or rows of cells.
8. Choose Align Left or Justified from the Align Cells submenu of the Table menu, or click the
appropriate button on the Table Cells palette.
9. Choose Paste from the Edit menu.
10. Enter the text you want in each cell being sure to add the text following the tab character.
Figure 131, is a composite to show multiple insertion points on the ruler. It illustrates columns
of numbers with decimal points aligned by decimal point (from left to right), left, center, right
and justified. The decimal point is highlighted in each column.
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Aligning the cells either by center or right causes poor alignment.
Figure 131
Text aligned by decimal points in a table