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From: clouds@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Kathy Strong)
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Subject: Re: Changing Fonts in Microsoft Word
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Date: 26 Nov 90 22:24:20 GMT
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Subbu, it works like this. You have standard (default) tabs set, say
every half inch:

   |          |          |         |          |

You type:
   Distribution(tab)     1000

The tab character takes you to the next tab stop--the next half-inch
marker after the end of the word distribution. This is in courier.
Now, say you type the same thing in Helvetica, which has narrower
letters than Courier. I can't represent it right on this screen (which
is monospaced, of course!) except by abbreviating...
   |           |          |         |
   Dstrbtn(tab)1000

You see? the word Distribution ends before the tab stop instead of 
after it, so the tab key will take you to the next tab stop just as
it's supposed to, but the "next" tab stop is the 1/2" mark, not the
1" mark as it was in the first example.

The way to eliminate this problem is to set tabs specifically for
any tabular material (i.e., do not just use the default tabs). I
usually do it this way:

Type the table, with one tab between each item, no matter how funny
it may look. In the following example, > equals a tab key.

  |          |          |          |          |          |
  Apples>    100>       200>       300
  Oranges>   200>       400>       600
  Kiwi Fruits/Other>    300>       600>       900

THEN, I highlight all the lines in the table, Show Ruler (if it's ot
already showing, and set tabs with the mouse such that the three
columns are evenly spaced:

  |                        |              |             |
  Apples>                  100            200           300
  Oranges>                 200>           400>          600
  Kiwi Fruits/Other>       300>           600>          900

The columns will move as you drag the tabs onto the ruler, so you have
visual feedback.

Another hint is alway do Page preView before you print--it will show
you a lot of these problems without wasting paper.

--Kathy
(too lazy to correct typos today)


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