Word Tips & Tricks
Dot Leader Tabs For the Love of Software
Introduction • The tab window will open • Click on the Leader 2
This tip will help you set both regular tabs • Click in the box under Tab stop position • Click on Set
and dot leader tabs. and enter the first tab location you • Click on OK
want.
Create a Regular Tab:
• I entered a .5, that will put the tab on the
• Put our cursor where you want to set the 1/2” mark on the ruler. Notice the Left
tab Alignment is selected and no leaders
• Click on the small arrow on the lower are selected.
right hand corner of the Paragraph group • Click on Set
on the Home ribbon.
• The Paragraph format window will open
• Click on the Tab button at the bottom on Here is how it will look with the non-printale
the left side codes showing
When you look at the Ruler at the top of the
page it will show you where the tabs are and
what kind they are
Apply to List Already Typed
• Select the list
Create a Dot Leader Tab
In the same Tabs window set a tab at the 5”
mark: • Create
• Click in the box under Tab stop position the tabs
and enter the second tab location you • When you click OK the tabs will apply to
want. the list
• I entered 5.5”
• Click on the Alignment Right
sg-T&T Dot Leader Tabs.docx 5/7/2020
