To set tabs using text properties

1. Put the document in Edit mode.

2. Select the paragraph(s).

3. Click Text > Text Properties.

Note To set tabs for a paragraph that contains a hotspot, button, attachment, or object, select the item, and click <Item> > <Item> Properties. (Notes sets tabs for the paragraph that contains the item.)

5. In the Tab stops field:

• Select Individually set, and then enter the specific number of tab stops. Put L, C, R, or D before the tab stop to specify a left, centered, right, or decimal tab stop, respectively. Enter numbers in inches or centimeters (for example, C1" or R2.5cm). If you enter more than one tab stop, separate them with semicolons (for example, 1.5";2.5";3").
• Select Evenly spaced, and enter the interval in inches for tab stops.

1. Put the document in Edit mode.

2. Select the paragraph(s).

3. Click View > Ruler.

4. Set the tab stops as follows:

• For left tab stops, click where you want a left tab stop (a marker appears on the ruler).
• For right, center, or decimal tab stops, right-click (Macintosh users, Ctrl+click) ruler, and select a specific setting from the menu.
• To delete a tab stop, right-click the tab stop and click the Delete Tab.

Tip The tab marks you click on the ruler appear in numeric form in the Tab stops section, located in the Paragraph Margins tab (third tab from left) in Text > Text Properties.

See Also

Creating and saving Notes documents
Editing documents
Using the ruler to format paragraphs

Glossary