[libreoffice-users] Tabs in selection of text

I have a number of "paragraphs" of text (job listing section of a 
resume) for which I'd like to add tab stops.  I select the lines and 
click the tab stop I want, then click in the ruler, but nothing 
happens.  I see no menu item to format tabs, though I did stumble into 
one dialog box with Tabs that required manual setting and it was unclear 
just where those tabs would be applied.  In any case, I can't find that 
any more.

In the help document 
(https://help.libreoffice.org/Common/Inserting_and_Editing_Tab_Stops) it 
says for changing one or more paragraphs: "Select the paragraphs, then 
click inside the ruler."  That is most definitely not working.  Finally, 
if I clear all formatting, I get the default tab stops and could 
re-format the entire section that way.  But that's a bit of work given 
all the formatting I'd lose.

What do I do to quickly and simply edit tab stops, and why is it so 
difficult in LO?

FYI I find the Styles aspect of LibreOffice to be entirely unintuitive 
and I've never been able to work with them.  I realize that should be a 
goal but it's not possible in my current timeline.

Thank you!


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