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Set up tabs to line up on third character

Dec 4, 2012 8:08 PM

Tags: #cs5 #indesign #tabs #multiple_tabs

I am creating an reference for a document and I need to set up tabs in the third character. This is how it looks

 

1          xxxxx fsffd sfssdfsa

25        csfwafs sfsfsaf sdfsd gs asfas

325      sdfsdfsd fsgv as gsad ags asfsad

 

This is how I need it to look

 

    1      xxxxx fsffd sfssdfsa

  25      csfwafs sfsfsaf sdfsd gs asfas

325      sdfsdfsd fsgv as gsad ags asfsad

 

I need the numbers to line up on the third character and then the text to line up after the tab. I knw how to do the second part but I am having issues lining uo the numbers?

 

Any ideas are really appreciated.

 

- Dolph

561 Views   8 Replies   Latest reply: Rob Day, Dec 5, 2012 6:02 PM
 
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  • Manish-Sharma
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    1. Manish-Sharma,
    Dec 4, 2012 10:42 PM   in reply to Eva01Adolfo
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    This link may help :-

     

    http://blogs.adobe.com/indesigndocs/2010/02/aligning_punctuation_in_bu llet.html

    http://indesignsecrets.com/decimal-align-numbered-lists.php

     

    also, you can add the first line indent tab from Type->Tabs and can work on the each number in the list manually, however this is not a good option is the list is too long.

     
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  • Rob Day
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    2. Rob Day,
    Dec 5, 2012 4:45 AM   in reply to Eva01Adolfo
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    A right tab before the number and a left tab after the number:

     

     

    Screen shot 2012-12-05 at 7.42.54 AM.png

     

    Screen shot 2012-12-05 at 7.43.31 AM.png

     
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  • Eva01Adolfo
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    3. Eva01Adolfo,
    Dec 5, 2012 3:26 PM   in reply to Rob Day
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    This helps, the only issue occurs when the text is more than one line and it looks like this

     

         1     gds bdfdfg dgsdsgds

    325     dfsdfgsdfafsa safsafsa

    sdfsf sdfasdf fsgsdgsd asgsdfg

      25     fsdfgsdf fsafgaf af

     

    so the second and following lines are indented with the number. Any solution for this? Pretty much it should look like this

     

         1     gds bdfdfg dgsdsgds

    325     dfsdfgsdfafsa safsafsa

               sdfsf sdfasdf fsgsdgsd asgsdfg

      25     fsdfgsdf fsafgaf af

     
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  • Peter Spier
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    4. Peter Spier,
    Dec 5, 2012 3:36 PM   in reply to Eva01Adolfo
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    In your paragraph style add a left indent at the same value as you set for your left-aligned tab for the text, then add a negative first line indent of the same amount.

     
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  • Eva01Adolfo
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    5. Eva01Adolfo,
    Dec 5, 2012 4:32 PM   in reply to Peter Spier
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    This makes everything indent to the left, like this

     

         1     gds bdfdfg dgsdsgds

         325 dfsdfgsdfafsa safsafsa

                sdfsf sdfasdf fsgsdgsd asgsdfg

         25   fsdfgsdf fsafgaf af

     
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  • Peter Spier
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    6. Peter Spier,
    Dec 5, 2012 4:48 PM   in reply to Eva01Adolfo
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    It would be a lot better if you gave us a real screen shot. Other than the numbers are left aligned above I don't see the problem.

     
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  • Joel Cherney
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    7. Joel Cherney,
    Dec 5, 2012 4:51 PM   in reply to Eva01Adolfo
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    Speaking of screenshots:

     

    You need to make sure that your first tab is a right-align tab, and that your second tab is a left-align tab.

     

    Untitled.png

     

    Do you see how the tab markers show their alignment direction by which way the "tail" points? Do you see the second tab on top of the indent-marker-triangle thing? That should get you what you want.

     
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  • Rob Day
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    8. Rob Day,
    Dec 5, 2012 6:02 PM   in reply to Eva01Adolfo
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    Another way to do it is to add an Indent to Here (Type>Insert Special>Other) character after the 2nd tab:

     

    Screen shot 2012-12-05 at 8.58.50 PM.png

     
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