Macro for Tabs bretsharon 6/27/2007 3:08:17 PM The process which is called Tabs in Word is horrible. Other that having to clear tabs all the time (which only partly helps) is there a macro that can be run to destroy word tabs and put tabs in that is more like a typewriter? ...or can be converted to tabs used in Wordperfect?

Re: Macro for Tabs "Terry Farrell" <terryfarrell[ at ]msn.com> 6/27/2007 3:40:26 PM Tabs in Word are fine. What exactly are you trying to achieve and what is going wrong? By default, Word's tabs are pretty much like a typewriter: set at fixed interval. -- Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP "bretsharon" <bretsharon[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:DFBE1F6B-A896-4B3F-961D-97E1FC4679C1[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > The process which is called Tabs in Word is horrible. Other that having > to > clear tabs all the time (which only partly helps) is there a macro that > can > be run to destroy word tabs and put tabs in that is more like a > typewriter? > ..or can be converted to tabs used in Wordperfect?

Re: Macro for Tabs bretsharon 6/27/2007 3:50:02 PM I disagree. If a high school graduate can't figure tabs uot 30 seconds then its Words fault, not the secretary. Tabs is overengineered. ...but what can you expect from a monopoly. I don't want to have to teach her sections breaks I don't want the whole doucment reformated because a tab is set I don't want to teach the secretary all these. ...and we still have problems thank you I am the user and should be listened too "Terry Farrell" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Tabs in Word are fine. What exactly are you trying to achieve and what is > going wrong? By default, Word's tabs are pretty much like a typewriter: set > at fixed interval. > > -- > Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP > > "bretsharon" <bretsharon[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:DFBE1F6B-A896-4B3F-961D-97E1FC4679C1[ at ]microsoft.com... > > The process which is called Tabs in Word is horrible. Other that having > > to > > clear tabs all the time (which only partly helps) is there a macro that > > can > > be run to destroy word tabs and put tabs in that is more like a > > typewriter? > > ..or can be converted to tabs used in Wordperfect? > >

Re: Macro for Tabs "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill[ at ]mvps.org> 6/27/2007 4:01:02 PM See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/SettingTabs.htm -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "bretsharon" <bretsharon[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:BFDEC0FB-2CEE-4C33-9D83-00B914A590AA[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > I disagree. If a high school graduate can't figure tabs uot 30 seconds then > its Words fault, not the secretary. Tabs is overengineered. > > ..but what can you expect from a monopoly. > > I don't want to have to teach her sections breaks > I don't want the whole doucment reformated because a tab is set > I don't want to teach the secretary all these. > ..and we still have problems > > thank you > I am the user and should be listened too > > "Terry Farrell" wrote: > > > Tabs in Word are fine. What exactly are you trying to achieve and what is > > going wrong? By default, Word's tabs are pretty much like a typewriter: set > > at fixed interval. > > > > -- > > Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP > > > > "bretsharon" <bretsharon[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > > news:DFBE1F6B-A896-4B3F-961D-97E1FC4679C1[ at ]microsoft.com... > > > The process which is called Tabs in Word is horrible. Other that having > > > to > > > clear tabs all the time (which only partly helps) is there a macro that > > > can > > > be run to destroy word tabs and put tabs in that is more like a > > > typewriter? > > > ..or can be converted to tabs used in Wordperfect? > > > >

Re: Macro for Tabs "Terry Farrell" <terryfarrell[ at ]msn.com> 6/28/2007 12:16:42 PM Well we are all users here providing peer-to-peer support: MS only provides the newsgroup facilities. I don't see what section breaks and whole document reformatting has to do with TABS. If you want to use TABS as though using a typewriter (which most recent graduates will have only heard about from their great grand parents), Word is set to mimic just that action. Press TAB and it moves the cursor along to the next default tab distance. That is how typewriters work. If the default distance is wrong, then you have to move the tab point - just like you did with mechanical typewriters. Terry "bretsharon" <bretsharon[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:BFDEC0FB-2CEE-4C33-9D83-00B914A590AA[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] >I disagree. If a high school graduate can't figure tabs uot 30 seconds >then > its Words fault, not the secretary. Tabs is overengineered. > > ..but what can you expect from a monopoly. > > I don't want to have to teach her sections breaks > I don't want the whole doucment reformated because a tab is set > I don't want to teach the secretary all these. > ..and we still have problems > > thank you > I am the user and should be listened too > > "Terry Farrell" wrote: > >> Tabs in Word are fine. What exactly are you trying to achieve and what is >> going wrong? By default, Word's tabs are pretty much like a typewriter: >> set >> at fixed interval. >> >> -- >> Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP >> >> "bretsharon" <bretsharon[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:DFBE1F6B-A896-4B3F-961D-97E1FC4679C1[ at ]microsoft.com... >> > The process which is called Tabs in Word is horrible. Other that >> > having >> > to >> > clear tabs all the time (which only partly helps) is there a macro that >> > can >> > be run to destroy word tabs and put tabs in that is more like a >> > typewriter? >> > ..or can be converted to tabs used in Wordperfect? >> >>