11 Replies Latest reply: Aug 11, 2008 6:35 PM by tobias.wantzen RSS

    Right Indent Tab

    BranderChatfield Community Member
      In CS2, with a left-justified paragraph, how do I get an line of page numbers to right-align following a Right Indent Tab?
      • 0. Re: Right Indent Tab
        BranderChatfield Community Member
        For example:

        Bent, Arthur Cleveland[Right Indent Tab]
        28, 33, 37, 52, 71, 73, 77, 82, 96, 101, 105, 106, 107, 110, 130, 147, 152, 154

        In a narrow column such as this:

        Bent,
        Arthur Cleveland[Right Indent Tab]
        28, 33, 37, 52, 71,
        73, 77, 82, 96, 101,
        105, 106, 107, 110,
        130, 147, 152, 154

        only "28, 33, 37, 52, 71," right-aligns and the rest are left-justified.

        Anything quick and simple?
        • 2. Re: Right Indent Tab
          Community Member
          Instead of using a right indent tab, use a regular tab, but setup the paragraph to be right-aligned.

          Dave
          • 3. Re: Right Indent Tab
            BranderChatfield Community Member
            Yes, yet I need the first line of alpha-text to be left aligned, and the page numbers to be right-aligned.
            • 4. Re: Right Indent Tab
              MT.Freelance Community Member
              From your response, you've not tried Dave's suggestion. Give it a shot. It works.
              • 5. Re: Right Indent Tab
                BranderChatfield Community Member
                I have tried the recommendation, and the first line of alpha-text is right-aligned, not left-aligned as needed.
                • 6. Re: Right Indent Tab
                  Community Member
                  Then you didn't do it right. Either that, or you need to trash your preferences.

                  Dave
                  • 7. Re: Right Indent Tab
                    BranderChatfield Community Member
                    Does this help any? <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1E7gIVAzLspCpaOD1jN4UwrlAClX5E" /></a> <img alt="Picture hosted by Pixentral" src="http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1E7gIVAzLspCpaOD1jN4UwrlAClX5E_thumb.jpg" border="0" /> <br /> <br />The previous paragraphs are left-aligned with a right-indent tab before the page numbers. The "Bent" paragraph is right-aligned with a regular tab before the page numbers...
                    • 8. Re: Right Indent Tab
                      Community Member
                      Ah, well that doesn't match the sample you gave in the message. If the tab is forced to the next line then you're out of luck.

                      Dave
                      • 9. Re: Right Indent Tab
                        MT.Freelance Community Member
                        Option 1:
                        To force it to work, break the long name up with a Tab + Forced Line Break (Shift+Return) after the comma.

                        Option 2:
                        select all the text, with your existing tabs in place, and change to a table. Set all strokes to 0 point or none, right align the number column, left align the name column, set vertical cell alignment to top.

                        Option 3:
                        ? anyone else have a suggestion?

                        HTH

                        -mt
                        • 10. Re: Right Indent Tab
                          BranderChatfield Community Member
                          > Ah, well that doesn't match the sample you gave in the message. If the tab is forced to the next line then you're out of luck.

                          Yep, that was my guess. Thanks for the suggestions!
                          • 11. Re: Right Indent Tab
                            tobias.wantzen Community Member
                            Daves suggestions work, but you have to change a bit:
                            Set the paragraph to be right-aligned und then use a right indent tab!

                            Personally I'd use an en space (or another white space) followed by the right indent tab between the topic and the page number. This garanties a bit of a distance between page numbers and topic.

                            Tobias