Apple Pages '08 - Manual (Page 91)

Chapter 5 Working with Text 91
Right Tab: Aligns the right side of text with the tab stop.
Decimal Tab: For numbers, aligns the decimal character (such as a period or comma)
with the tab stop. (You can specify the character to serve as the decimal tab character;
see “Setting a New Tab Stop Using the Text Inspector” on page 92.)
You can also double-click the tab symbol repeatedly until the type of tab you want
appears.
Changing a Tab Stop Using the Horizontal Ruler
You can change the location and type of tab stops using the horizontal ruler.
To change tab stops:
1 Click View in the toolbar and choose Show Rulers.
2 To move a tab stop, drag its blue tab symbol in the horizontal ruler.
3 To change the tab to a different type, Control-click the tab symbol and choose an
option from the shortcut menu. Or double-click the tab symbol in the ruler repeatedly
until the type of tab you want appears.
Deleting a Tab Stop Using the Horizontal Ruler
You can quickly remove a tab stop using the horizontal ruler.
To delete a tab stop:
1 Click View in the toolbar and choose Show Rulers.
2 Drag the tab off the horizontal ruler.
Setting Tab Stops Using the Text Inspector
Every document has built-in tab stops, usually spaced half an inch apart across the
page.
In the Tabs pane of the Text Inspector, you can change the default tab spacing or the
decimal tab character for the entire document. You can also set additional tab stops in
any paragraph, or add a leader line, so that when you press the Tab key, a dashed or
dotted line extends across the tabbed distance. This is useful, for example, for inserting
dashed lines between a chapter title and its page number in a table of contents.