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To tab text inside a table cell

Click or tap in front of the text or numbers you want to indent, and then press CTRL+TAB.

To set a tab stop

  1. Go to Home and select the Paragraph dialog launcher Dialog box launcher.

  2. Select Tabs.

  3. In the Tab stop position field, type a measurement where you want the tab stop.

  4. Select an Alignment.

  5. Select a Leader if you want one.

  6. Select Set.

  7. Select OK.

Tabs dialog box

  1. Go to Home and select the Paragraph dialog launcher Dialog box launcher.

  2. Select Tabs.

  3. Do one of the following:

    • Select a tab stop and select Clear.

    • Select Clear All to remove all tab stops.

  4. Select OK.

To tab text inside a table cell

Click or tap in front of the text or numbers you want to indent, and then press CTRL+TAB.

To set a tab stop

  1. Go to Format > Tabs.

  2. In the Tab stops field, type the measurement where you want the tab stop.

  3. Select the Alignment.

  4. Select a Leader if you want one.

  5. Select Add tab stop button to set the tab.

  6. Select OK.

Mac tab's dialog box

  1. Go to Format > Tabs.

  2. Do one of the following:

    • To clear a single tab stop, select the tab stop and then select Remove tab stop button.

    • To clear all tabs, select Clear All

  3. Select OK.

To use the ruler to set and remove tab stops, see Using the ruler in Word.

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