Tip #4255 - How Far to the Margin?
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How
Far to the Margin?
Have you ever
felt frustrated when working with MS Word's tabs? I mean, you're trying
to set up your tab stops, but you're finding it difficult to ensure
that they are placed properly between the margins.
You've got the
ruler displayed (View menu, Ruler
choice), but it's still a bit of a pain to double check that you've
got it "just right." It's easy to get lost in all those
eighth of an inch marks or the even more abundant millimeters.
So, the next time
you find yourself in the old click, hold and drag routine to place
your tab stops across the top ruler and you become frustrated with
the placements, give this quick trick a try!
Before you click
on the tab stop to move it, hold down the Alt key.
Yep, that's right.
The whole trick is in the Alt key.
With just that
one extra key, you'll turn your usual display of tab stops (like this
one):
Into a clean display
like this:
What you have
here is an obvious and easy to read placement guide for your tabs.
(The tab stop clicked is 2.5" from the left margin and 4"
from the right margin).
In place of the
ruler, you'll be able to read the distance the tab's current position
is from the left and right margins, which allows for an exact placement.
While holding the Alt key
down, drag the tab stop back and forth across the ruler. You'll find
that the measurements adjust to your every move.
No more getting
lost trying to count the millimeters, centimeters or a fraction of
an inch. With a quick tap of the Alt key, you'll have Word doing the
measuring for you!
~ April
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