Re: [libreoffice-users] Tabs in selection of text

Hi Carl.
I usually select the paragraph, then click in the ruler on one of the
tabs (upsidedown T) and slide it where I want it.
I do that for as many tabs as I need. I right click on these tabs to
change the type to centre or right aligned as I need.
I then type tabs with the tab key into my text before the required stop
to tab it out to the positions I defined.
It might not be every ones solution, but it works for me.

Steve

On 04/04/2019 13:37, Carl Paulsen wrote:
> 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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