Re: Decimal Point alignment

A tab character is not needed in a table with decimal tabs. See
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/SettingTabs.htm

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
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Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" <dkr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Insert a decimal tab stop into the cells in which the numbers will be
used.
> To inset a tab inside a table, use Ctrl+tab.
>
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> Hope this helps.
>
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> Doug Robbins - Word MVP
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> "notloiseweiss" <notloiseweiss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:6EDFB03E-A640-4C09-B459-2309613C1238@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >I am making a table in Word and I need to align numbers in a column so
that
> > the decimal points line up. However, some of my numbers have
parenthesis
> > around them, and some of my numbers have * after them. My data looks
> > like:
> >
> > 7.94**
> > (139.63)
> > 10.47*
> > 18.18
> > (7.87)
> >
> > Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!!!
>
>

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