Apple Pages '08 - Manual (Page 90)

90 Chapter 5 Working with Text
Setting Tab Stops Using the Horizontal Ruler
You can work with tab stop settings by manipulating the tab symbols on the horizontal
rulers. You can see symbols for existing tab stops on the horizontal ruler when you click
View in the toolbar, choose Show Rulers, and then select some text on a page.
To set tab stops in lists, see “Using Bulleted, Numbered, and Ordered Lists (Outlines)” on
page 95 for information about indenting items in lists.
Here are ways to work with rulers:
m To show or hide rulers, click View in the toolbar and choose Show Rulers or Hide Rulers.
m To change the units of measure in the rulers, choose Pages > Preferences, click General,
and choose an item from the Ruler Units pop-up menu.
m To display measurements as a percentage of the distance across the page, choose
Pages > Preferences, click General, and then select “Display ruler units as percentage.”
m To place the ruler’s horizontal origin point at the center of the page, choose Pages >
Preferences, click General, and then select “Place origin at center of ruler.”
m To display the vertical ruler in a word processing document, choose Pages >
Preferences, and then select “Enable vertical ruler in word processing documents.”
When you change ruler settings in Pages preferences, the new settings apply to all
documents viewed in Pages until you change the settings again.
Setting a New Tab Stop Using the Horizontal Ruler
You use the horizontal ruler to add a new tab stop.
To create a new tab stop:
1 Click View in the toolbar and choose Show Rulers.
2 Click the horizontal ruler to place a tab symbol where you want to set the tab stop.
3 Control-click the tab symbol and choose an option from the shortcut menu.
Left Tab: Aligns the left side of text with the tab stop.
Center Tab: Places the center of text at the tab stop.
Blue tab symbols appear on
the horizontal ruler when
you select tabbed text.
Decimal tab
Right tab
Center tab
Left tab
Choose from among
these tab types.