Adobe InDesign - Manual (Page 458)

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2. Choose Type > Tabs.
If the top of the frame is visible, the Tabs dialog box snaps to the current text frame and matches its width to the current column.
When the top of a horizontal frame is displayed, the Tabs dialog box will snap to the top of the current text frame, and the width will change to
conform to the width of the current column. When there is a text insertion point in a vertical frame, the Tabs dialog box will snap to the right side of
the text frame, and the length displayed will conform to the length of the current column.
Align the Tabs dialog box ruler with your text
1. In Layout View, scroll through your document to display the top of the content.
2. Scroll through your document to display the top of the text frame.
3. Click the magnet icon on the Tabs dialog box. The Tabs dialog box snaps to the top of the column that includes the selection or the
insertion point.
Set tabs
You can set left, center, right, and decimal or special-character tabs. When you use the special-character tab, you can set a tab to align to any
character you choose, such as a colon or a dollar sign.
Bob Bringhurst provides an article about various tab and indent effects at Tabs and Indents Gallery .
1. To see the effect of changing tab settings, choose View > Layout View.
2. Using the Type tool , click an insertion point in the paragraph.
3. Press the Tab key. Add tabs in the paragraphs where you want to add horizontal space. (You can also add tabs after you create your tab
settings.)
Using tabs to align text
4. Choose Type > Tabs to display the Tabs dialog box.
5. To specify which paragraphs will be affected, select a paragraph or a group of paragraphs.
In Galley view and Story view, adding a tab at the beginning of the paragraph indents the text the same amount, regardless of the tab
position. Layout view shows the actual distance of the tab.
6. For the first tab, click a tab-alignment button (left, right, center, or decimal) in the Tabs dialog box to specify how text will align to the tab’s
position.
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