East Clarendon Middle-High School Document Processing Using Tabs East Clarendon Middle-High School Document Processing

Standards D: Keyboarding Mastery F: Document Formatting D1: use correct fingering and proper technique to key alphanumeric information F: Document Formatting F3: Format and key text & numbers using the tab key.

Objective TSWBAT: Set tabs using the horizontal ruler or dialogue box

Agenda Warm-up Quiz Complete Table of Content Types of Tabs Setting Tabs using horizontal ruler or dialogue box Keying Activity

Tabs A Tab is the jump your cursor makes from one position to another when you press the tab key on your keyboard. Tabs are a paragraph-formatting features used to align words, whole numbers, and numbers with decimals

Where to find tabs This is where your tabs can be located Click once to change your tab. Select from the different types of tabs for your purpose.

Types of tabs The first thing we need to know are the types of tabs.

Left Tab: Words

Right Tab: Whole Numbers

Center Tab: Center Content

Decimal Tab: Numbers w/decimals

This example shows the use of a left tab. Notice how the words are aligned to the left side of the word.

This example shows the use of a Right Tab. Notice how the words are aligned on the right side of the word.

This example shows the use of a Center Tab. Notice the Words are aligned in the middle of the word.

This slide demonstrates a Decimal Tab. Notice how the decimals are lined up in the last row.

This shows how all tabs have been used together.

Place Cursor on Gray Bar and left click to place a tab.

Steps to creating a tab. Tabs can be set by clicking on the tab indicator located at the top left where the horizontal and vertical ruler intersect Click the tab indicator to select desired tab and click on ruler to set tab.

Tab Dialogue Box Appears on screen.

Type Tab stop position and alignment and click set Do this for all required tab stop positions Then press OK

Don’t Change the default tab

How to Clear Tabs Remove from ruler by dragging down Click “clear all button” in the tab dialogue box

Tabs Remember to strike the tab key to move to the next column. Strike the enter key to move to the next line. Clear all Tabs by selecting the Tab dialogue box and clicking “clear all tabs” Tabs can also be cleared by dragging them downward