Edit a tab’s location numerically – Nisus Writer Express User Manual

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Formatting Documents

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Move a tab indicator using the mouse

Drag the Tab Indicator to its new location.

You can select multiple Tab Indicators then move them simultaneously if you press

1 or A as you

click the Tab Indicators.
Nisus Writer Express displays a vertical line to indicate where the tab will align the text.

Move a tab indicator using the keyboard

1.

Select any of the tab indicators (either individually, or more than one by pressing

1 or A).

2.

Press the right or left arrows on the keyboard to move the indicators a short distance to the
right or left respectively.

You can select any combination of the tab indicators and the four indents and line wrap indicators by
pressing

1 or A as you click each one.

Each of these is a paragraph.

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Figure 60

Multiple Tab Indicators selected have a hint of blue

Nisus Writer Express displays “invisible” or “formatting” characters such as the Returns “¶” in Figure
60. To turn on their display, choose Show Invisibles from the View menu.

Edit a tab’s location numerically

1.

Double-click the Tab Indicator.

2.

Enter the value for the location you want.

3.

Click OK.

The Edit Tab dialog indicates what kind of tab you have clicked and allows you to change it using
the pop-up menu presented.

You can paste a numerical value into the dialog. This enables you to match a tab’s location in
one part of your document with that from another part of the document.

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