<sect1 id="tab-stops">
<title>Using Tab Stops</title>

<para>Tab stops are a (very useful) holdover from the days of
typewriters.  They allow you to align text into columns quickly and
easily.</para>

<para>When a tab stop is in place, the can immediately jump to a
horizontal position on the page by pressing the <keycap>Tab</keycap> key.  Tab stops
are most commonly used to align columns in a table, or to automatically
indent paragraphs.</para>

<para>Tab stops are part of the properties of a paragraph.  Each
paragraph keeps track of its own set of tab stops.  To view the tab
stops of a particular paragraph, place the mouse cursor within a
paragraph, click once, and check the top ruler.  The tab stops are
marked as symbols in black. </para>

<para>&kword; recognizes 4 types of tab stops.  Each of these types has
a corresponding symbol to help you identify the type in the
ruler.</para>

<informaltable><tgroup cols="4" align="left">
<thead>
<row><entry align="center">Type</entry><entry align="center">Example</entry><entry align="center">Symbol</entry><entry align="center">Description</entry></row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row><entry>Right Tab Stop</entry>
<entry align="left"><mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="rtab2.png" format="PNG" align="center"/></imageobject></mediaobject></entry>
<entry><mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="rtab.png" format="PNG" align="center"/></imageobject></mediaobject></entry>
<entry>With a right tab stop, the right edge of the next set of words is aligned at the tab stop. </entry></row>

<row><entry>Center Tab Stop</entry>
<entry align="left"><mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="ctab2.png" format="PNG" align="center"/></imageobject></mediaobject></entry>
<entry><mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="ctab.png" format="PNG" align="center"/></imageobject></mediaobject></entry>
<entry>With a right tab stop, the text is centered at the tab stop. </entry></row>

<row><entry>Left Tab Stop</entry>
<entry align="left"><mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="ltab2.png" format="PNG" align="center"/></imageobject></mediaobject></entry>
<entry><mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="ltab.png" format="PNG" align="center"/></imageobject></mediaobject></entry>
<entry>With a left tab stop, the left edge of the next set of words is aligned at the tab stop. </entry></row>

<row><entry>Decimal Tab Stop</entry>
<entry align="left"><mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="dtab2.png" format="PNG" align="center"/></imageobject></mediaobject></entry>
<entry><mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="dtab.png" format="PNG" align="center"/></imageobject></mediaobject></entry>
<entry>With a decimal tab stop, the decimal points of the text are aligned at the tab stop. </entry></row>

</tbody></tgroup></informaltable>

<sect2 id="tab-stop-setting">
<title>Setting Tab Stops</title>

<para>Tab stops can be set one of two ways:</para>

<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para><link linkend="tab-stop-setting-rulers">Using the rulers of
&kword;</link></para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><link linkend="tab-stop-setting-dialog">Using a specialized dialog
panel.</link></para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>

<sect3 id="tab-stop-setting-rulers">
<title>Using the Ruler</title>

<para>You can use the top ruler on &kword; to interactively insert tab
stops.</para>

<para>First, you should select the type of tab stop you want to
use.</para>

<para>Place the mouse cursor over the current tab character (located
directly to the left of the top ruler).  Click once with the &RMB;.  A small submenu
will appear.  You can select the tab stop you want from the sub
menu.</para>

<tip>
<para>You can also use the left mouse button to cycle through the
different types of tab stops.  </para>

<para>Click once on the current tab character, and the tab stop changes
from <quote>Left Tab Stop</quote>, to <quote>Center Tab Stop</quote>.
If you continue to click with the left mouse button, you will change to
<quote>Right Tab Stop</quote>, then to <quote>Decimal Tab Stop</quote>,
then back to <quote>Left Tab Stop</quote>. </para> 
</tip>

<para>Once you have the correct type of tab stop, you can simply place
the mouse cursor on the top ruler bar at the desired position, and click once with the
<mousebutton>left</mousebutton> mouse button.  This will place a tab
stop at that position.</para>

</sect3>

<sect3 id="tab-stop-setting-dialog">
<title>Using the Dialog Box</title>

<para>The fastest way to get to the tab stop dialog panel, is to select
<menuchoice><guimenu>Format</guimenu><guimenuitem>Paragraph</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
from the menubar or type <keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;&Alt;<keycap>P</keycap></keycombo>.  This will bring up a dialog box with 6 tabs. Click on the tab
labeled <guilabel>Tabulators</guilabel>. </para>

<screenshot>
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<imageobject><imagedata fileref="fpara5.png" format="PNG"/>
</imageobject>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>

<para>You can now add tab stops by:</para>

<orderedlist numeration="arabic">
<listitem>
<para>Click the <guibutton>New</guibutton> button at the bottom of the list of tab stops.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Type the horizontal location of the tab stop in the space
labeled <guilabel>Position</guilabel>.  The units used and the current frame width 
are listed below the text box.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Select the type of tab stop from the list of radio buttons labeled 
<guilabel>Alignment</guilabel>.</para></listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Determine what you want to fill the white space of the tab stop.  
In most cases this should be left as <guilabel>Blank</guilabel>.</para></listitem>

</orderedlist>

<para>You can now add another tab stop.  When you are done adding tab stops, you can click
<guibutton>OK</guibutton> to finish.</para>

</sect3>
</sect2>

<sect2 id="tab-stop-moving">
<title>Moving Tab Stops</title>

<para>Tab stops can be moved one of two ways:</para>

<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para><link linkend="tab-stop-move-ruler">Using the rulers of
&kword;</link></para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><link linkend="tab-stop-move-dialog">Using a specialized dialog
panel.</link></para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>

<sect3 id="tab-stop-move-ruler">
<title>Using the Ruler</title>

<orderedlist numeration="arabic">
<listitem>
<para>To move a tab stop with the ruler, place the mouse over the
desired tab stop.  The mouse cursor will change to a double
arrow.</para>
</listitem>

<listitem>
<para>Click and hold down the &LMB;.  Drag the tab
stop to its new location</para>
</listitem>

<listitem>
<para>When the tab stop is where you want it, release the mouse
button.</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>

</sect3>

<sect3 id="tab-stop-move-dialog">
<title>Using the Dialog Box</title>

<para>The fastest way to get to the tab stop dialog panel, is to select
<menuchoice><guimenu>Format</guimenu><guimenuitem>Paragraph</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
from the menubar or type <keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;&Alt;<keycap>P</keycap></keycombo>.  
This will bring up a dialog box with 6 tabs. </para>

<para>Click on the tab labeled <guilabel>Tabulators</guilabel></para>

<screenshot>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject><imagedata fileref="fpara5.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>

<orderedlist numeration="arabic">
<listitem>
<para>Click on the tab stop you want moved.  The list of all tab stops
is in the box on the left side of the dialog panel</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Type the horizontal location of the tab stop in the space
labeled <guilabel>Position</guilabel>.  The units used and the current frame width 
are listed below the text box.</para>
</listitem>

<listitem>
<para>If you need to make changes, select the type of tab stop from the
list labeled <guilabel>Alignment</guilabel> or change the white space character under <guilabel>Tab Leader</guilabel>.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Click <quote>OK</quote> when you are done moving all tab stops around.</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
</sect3>
</sect2>

<sect2 id="tab-stop-remove">
<title>Removing Tab Stops</title>

<para>
Tab stops can be removed one of two ways:
</para>

<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para><link linkend="tab-stop-delete-rulers">Using the rulers of
&kword;</link></para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><link linkend="tab-stop-delete-dialog">Using a specialized dialog
panel.</link></para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>

<sect3 id="tab-stop-delete-rulers">
<title>Using the Ruler</title>

<orderedlist numeration="arabic">
<listitem>
<para>To delete a tab stop with the ruler, place the mouse over the
desired tab stop.  The mouse cursor will change to a double
arrow.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Click and hold down the <mousebutton>right</mousebutton> button on
the mouse. A submenu will appear.  Select <guimenuitem>Remove Tabulator</guimenuitem>.</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
</sect3>

<sect3 id="tab-stop-delete-dialog">
<title>Using the Dialog Box</title>

<para>The fastest way to get to the tab stop dialog panel, is to select
<menuchoice><guimenu>Format</guimenu><guimenuitem>Paragraph</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
from the menubar or type <keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;&Alt;<keycap>P</keycap></keycombo>.  This will bring up a dialog box with 6 tabs. </para>

<para>Click on the tab labeled <guilabel>Tabulators</guilabel></para>

<screenshot>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata fileref="fpara5.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>

<orderedlist numeration="arabic">
<listitem>
<para>Click on the tab stop you want removed.  The list of all tab stops
is in the box on the left side of the dialog panel</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Click the <guibutton>Delete</guibutton> button.</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>

<para>When you are done deleting tab stops, you can click
<guibutton>OK</guibutton> to finish.</para>

</sect3>
</sect2>
</sect1>