Re: Vertical ruler reacts oddly to dragging tabs and margins

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To some extent it depends on the grid interval you have set (in the Draw |
Grid dialog), but the fact is that recent versions of Word just don't set
tabs very precisely.

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"danhattan" <hatinonya@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Thank you. That's a very useful function, though I still wonder why Word
> wants to default to a location .02" off from where it logically should.
But,
> now it no longer matters. Thanks again.
>
> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
>
> > You can set measurements exactly by pressing Alt as you drag. Or you can
> > enter settings in the Tabs dialog.
> >
> > --
> > Suzanne S. Barnhill
> > Microsoft MVP (Word)
> > Words into Type
> > Fairhope, Alabama USA
> > Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
> > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
> > all may benefit.
> >
> > "danhattan" <hatinonya@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:7EA9999E-D687-4802-8CA7-75F06723305F@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > When I drag the margin handles or the tab stops on the horizontal
ruler,
> > they
> > > want to stop .02 inches from where they normally should. For instance,
at
> > > .52" rather than .5". No amount of gentle tugging will get them to
stop on
> > an
> > > even measurement, so I have to use the Format menu to get 'em to .5".
> > >
> > > Anyone know why this happens. This is Word 2003 SP 1.
> >
> >

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