Apple numbers User Manual
Chapter 7
Working with Text
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Setting a New Tab Stop
You use the horizontal ruler to add a new tab stop.
To create a new tab stop:
1
Click View in the toolbar and choose Show Rulers.
2
Click the horizontal ruler to place a tab symbol where you want to set the tab stop.
3
Control-click the tab symbol and choose an option from the shortcut menu.
Left Tab: Aligns the left side of text with the tab stop.
Center Tab: Places the center of text at the tab stop.
Right Tab: Aligns the right side of text with the tab stop.
Decimal Tab: For numbers, aligns the decimal character (such as a period or comma)
with the tab stop.
with the tab stop.
You can also double-click the tab symbol repeatedly until the type of tab you want
appears.
appears.
Changing a Tab Stop
You can change the location and type of tab stops using the horizontal ruler.
To change tab stops:
1
Click View in the toolbar and choose Show Rulers.
2
To move a tab stop, drag its blue tab symbol in the horizontal ruler.
3
To change the tab to a different type, Control-click the tab symbol and choose an
option from the shortcut menu. Or double-click the tab symbol in the ruler repeatedly
until the type of tab you want appears.
option from the shortcut menu. Or double-click the tab symbol in the ruler repeatedly
until the type of tab you want appears.
Deleting a Tab Stop
You can quickly remove a tab stop using the horizontal ruler.
To delete a tab stop:
1
Click View in the toolbar and choose Show Rulers.
2
Drag the tab symbol off the horizontal ruler.
Choose from among
these tab types.
these tab types.