Paragraph formatting > Tabs > Using the horizontal ruler

All tab stops set in the current paragraph are displayed in the horizontal ruler (unless they were hidden with the ribbon command View | Horiz. ruler ).

The horizontal ruler (after setting some left-aligned tabs)

Tab stops can also be easily set, moved and deleted via this ruler.

To set a tab, proceed as follows:

1.	Place the text cursor in the desired paragraph (or select several paragraphs).

2.	Select the desired tab type.

To do so, click on the icon to the left of the ruler. Each mouse click on the icon changes the tab type:

	Left-aligned tab
	Centered tab (the text is centered at the tab position)
	Right-aligned tab (the text ends at the tab position)
	Decimal tab (numbers are aligned to the decimal point)

3.	Then simply click on the position on the ruler where you want to set the tab stop. Of course, you can also set multiple tab stops directly by clicking on additional positions.

To move a tab stop, click on it on the ruler with the mouse and drag it to another position while still holding down the mouse button.

To clear a tab stop, drag it downward outside the ruler.