- Learn Microsoft Office 2019
- Linda Foulkes
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- 2021-06-24 17:19:47
Creating a list using the leader dot tab
Have you ever needed to type a list that consists of leader dots—dots that separate, for instance, a name and a telephone number, or an item and a value? This topic will go through the steps to create a list using the leader dot tab.
- Type the name of a staff member, a child in class, or a client to the left of a new document in Word 2019.
- Locate the Tabs dialog box.
- Set the following options in the Tabs dialog box: Tab stop position: 15; Alignment: Left; Leader: 2…...., demonstrated in the following screenshot:
- Click on the Set icon.
- Click on OK to confirm, and exit the Tabs dialog box.
- Position the mouse pointer directly after the name of the person.
- Press the Tab key on the keyboard. Once you have done this, a leader dot tab will appear, as in the following example:
- Type the birth date of the first child, or a telephone number or an amount, and press Enter. The result is shown in the following screenshot:
Is your birth date wrapping to the next line, as in the preceding example? If so, here is how you fix it:
- Click on the birth date.
- Launch the Tabs dialog box.
- Click on the tab stop in the box below Tab stop position.
- Change the Alignment option to Right, as illustrated in the following screenshot:
- Click on Set.
- Click on the OK button to commit the change.
- Type a new line under the existing text, remembering to press Enter after you have typed the name of the second person in the list, then type the date. The result is shown in the following screenshot:
It is very important to note that tabs are set on a line in a Word document. When pressing Enter to move to the next line, any tabs set on the preceding line will travel with the entry to the next line. Always check the ruler bar for signs of any tab markers so that you are able to remove them, to continue typing normally in a document.
Always select the entire tabbed list when making changes to a list. Failure to do so will result in tabs set on individual lines and not to the whole list, and will thus cause complications.
Always select the entire tabbed list when making changes to a list. Failure to do so will result in tabs set on individual lines and not to the whole list, and will thus cause complications.