[Solved] Pressing TAB is larger at the bottom of my file

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Lukaka
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[Solved] Pressing TAB is larger at the bottom of my file

Post by Lukaka »

I'm having trouble with the TAB character in my writer files. It randomly gets a lot bigger and It cant be avoided. This little video can attest to my troubles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-__4OX ... tu.be&hd=1
Last edited by Hagar Delest on Thu Jul 05, 2018 10:23 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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jrkrideau
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Re: Pressing TAB is larger at the bottom of my file

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To start , I'd suggest turning on Invisible Characters to see what the layouts look like
Check to see that you are useing the same Styles in the first paragraphs and the later ones.
If possible, upload an example file so we can have a look at it.
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Bill
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Re: Pressing TAB is larger at the bottom of my file

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Click in the last line with the "larger TAB". The ruler shows that a tab stop has been inserted in the last line line which turns off the default tab stops to the left of the inserted tab stop. Drag the tab stop off the ruler to remove it.The lines above have only the default tab stops.
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Lukaka
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Re: Pressing TAB is larger at the bottom of my file

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Thanks Bill!
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Re: Pressing TAB is larger at the bottom of my file

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As a new poster you will find much useful information in the Writer FAQ, the Writer Tutorials, the up to date Writer guide and the Writer Manual. May I suggest you bookmark the pages.

Setting tab stops and indents is covered in Chapter 3 - - Working with Text. See also how to set default tabs in Chapter 2 - Setting up Writer.

Press F1 to access the Help screen and search for your problem

The chapter headings in the manual are:

1 - Introducing Writer
2 - Setting up Writer
3 - Working with Text
4 - Formatting Pages
5 - Printing, Exporting, Faxing and E-Mailing
6 - Introduction to Styles
7 - Working with Styles
8 - Working with Graphics
9 - Working with Tables
10 - Working with Templates
11 - Using Mail Merge
12 - Tables of Contents, Indexes and Bibliographies
13 - Working with Master Documents
14 - Working with Fields
15 - Using Forms in Writer
16 - Customizing Writer – Keyboard shortcuts.

When a pop-up window opens, click the Help button for extensive help on that function - it is often more comprehensive than the manual.
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See the Writer Guide, the Writer FAQ, the Writer Tutorials and Writer for students.

Remember: Always save your Writer files as .odt files. - see here for the many reasons why.
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