Tab characters in XE field Ben 12/10/2008 12:52:01 PM Hi, quick question - I have some XE entries in my document, within the text of which I have just inserted tabs, but when I generate an index based on these codes the tab is changed to a space - is there anyway to preserve the tab character?? Thanks Ben.

Re: Tab characters in XE field grammatim <grammatim[ at ]verizon.net> 12/10/2008 1:23:58 PM Why would you want tabs inside an index entry? Word takes care of that for you (if you want your page nos. at the right edge of the column, or if you want subheadings in your index). On Dec 10, 7:52 am, Ben <B...[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: [Quoted Text] > Hi, quick question - I have some XE entries in my document, within the text > of which I have just inserted tabs, but when I generate an index based on > these codes the tab is changed to a space - is there anyway to preserve the > tab character?? > > Thanks > > Ben.

Re: Tab characters in XE field Ben 12/10/2008 1:55:01 PM All of the entries in this index begin with a reference number, I want a tab after this number so that the text is all inline. These reference numbers are not in order though-out the document, the index sorts them. Ben "grammatim" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Why would you want tabs inside an index entry? Word takes care of that > for you (if you want your page nos. at the right edge of the column, > or if you want subheadings in your index). > > On Dec 10, 7:52 am, Ben <B...[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > > Hi, quick question - I have some XE entries in my document, within the text > > of which I have just inserted tabs, but when I generate an index based on > > these codes the tab is changed to a space - is there anyway to preserve the > > tab character?? > > > > Thanks > > > > Ben. > >

Re: Tab characters in XE field "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill[ at ]mvps.org> 12/10/2008 3:28:28 PM Although the INDEX field documentation doesn't mention an \x switch, this does perform the desired function in a TOC field, so it would be worth a try in the INDEX field. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Ben" <Ben[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:CFA6B2DB-B570-447B-A7C2-84A37AB72A0C[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > All of the entries in this index begin with a reference number, I want a > tab > after this number so that the text is all inline. These reference numbers > are not in order though-out the document, the index sorts them. > > Ben > > "grammatim" wrote: > >> Why would you want tabs inside an index entry? Word takes care of that >> for you (if you want your page nos. at the right edge of the column, >> or if you want subheadings in your index). >> >> On Dec 10, 7:52 am, Ben <B...[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >> > Hi, quick question - I have some XE entries in my document, within the >> > text >> > of which I have just inserted tabs, but when I generate an index based >> > on >> > these codes the tab is changed to a space - is there anyway to preserve >> > the >> > tab character?? >> > >> > Thanks >> > >> > Ben. >> >>

Re: Tab characters in XE field Ben 12/10/2008 4:16:00 PM Thanks Suzanne, good tip, but unfortiunally no, doesn't seem to work in the INDEX - looking less and less likely!! BTW, I had a quick look at the TOC codes, \x preserves line break, \w preserves tabs "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Although the INDEX field documentation doesn't mention an \x switch, this > does perform the desired function in a TOC field, so it would be worth a try > in the INDEX field. > > -- > Suzanne S. Barnhill > Microsoft MVP (Word) > Words into Type > Fairhope, Alabama USA > http://word.mvps.org > > "Ben" <Ben[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:CFA6B2DB-B570-447B-A7C2-84A37AB72A0C[ at ]microsoft.com... > > All of the entries in this index begin with a reference number, I want a > > tab > > after this number so that the text is all inline. These reference numbers > > are not in order though-out the document, the index sorts them. > > > > Ben > > > > "grammatim" wrote: > > > >> Why would you want tabs inside an index entry? Word takes care of that > >> for you (if you want your page nos. at the right edge of the column, > >> or if you want subheadings in your index). > >> > >> On Dec 10, 7:52 am, Ben <B...[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > >> > Hi, quick question - I have some XE entries in my document, within the > >> > text > >> > of which I have just inserted tabs, but when I generate an index based > >> > on > >> > these codes the tab is changed to a space - is there anyway to preserve > >> > the > >> > tab character?? > >> > > >> > Thanks > >> > > >> > Ben. > >> > >> > > >

Re: Tab characters in XE field "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill[ at ]mvps.org> 12/10/2008 6:56:47 PM Sorry, I knew I was going to get that reversed (and I actually looked it up). <sigh> -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Ben" <Ben[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:894C0E82-7A1C-44E4-8ADA-E430285050F6[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > Thanks Suzanne, good tip, but unfortiunally no, doesn't seem to work in > the > INDEX - looking less and less likely!! > > BTW, I had a quick look at the TOC codes, \x preserves line break, \w > preserves tabs > > "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: > >> Although the INDEX field documentation doesn't mention an \x switch, this >> does perform the desired function in a TOC field, so it would be worth a >> try >> in the INDEX field. >> >> -- >> Suzanne S. Barnhill >> Microsoft MVP (Word) >> Words into Type >> Fairhope, Alabama USA >> http://word.mvps.org >> >> "Ben" <Ben[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:CFA6B2DB-B570-447B-A7C2-84A37AB72A0C[ at ]microsoft.com... >> > All of the entries in this index begin with a reference number, I want >> > a >> > tab >> > after this number so that the text is all inline. These reference >> > numbers >> > are not in order though-out the document, the index sorts them. >> > >> > Ben >> > >> > "grammatim" wrote: >> > >> >> Why would you want tabs inside an index entry? Word takes care of that >> >> for you (if you want your page nos. at the right edge of the column, >> >> or if you want subheadings in your index). >> >> >> >> On Dec 10, 7:52 am, Ben <B...[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >> >> > Hi, quick question - I have some XE entries in my document, within >> >> > the >> >> > text >> >> > of which I have just inserted tabs, but when I generate an index >> >> > based >> >> > on >> >> > these codes the tab is changed to a space - is there anyway to >> >> > preserve >> >> > the >> >> > tab character?? >> >> > >> >> > Thanks >> >> > >> >> > Ben. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >