Adobe ILLUSTRATOR CS2 User Manual page 408

You can position the Tabs palette anywhere in the work area; however, it is usually helpful to align the Tabs palette
with a type object. To align the Tabs palette with the selected type object, click the magnet icon
can drag the resize button at the lower right corner of the palette to expand or reduce the ruler.
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Tabs palette
A. Tab alignment buttons B. Tab position C. Tab leader box D. Align On box E. Palette menu F. Tab ruler G. Snap palette above frame
You can access additional commands and options in the Tabs palette menu. To use this menu, click the triangle in
the upper right corner of the palette.
By default, you can position tab stops anywhere along the tab ruler. To snap tab stops to the ruler units, choose Snap
To Unit from the palette menu or hold down Shift as you drag a tab stop. The units of measure for the tab ruler are
defined by the General units settings specified in the Units & Display Performance preferences (for all files) or by
the units specified in the Document Setup dialog box (for the current file).
See also
"To work with palettes" on page 31
"To change the unit of measurement" on page 42
To set tabs
Tab stops apply to an entire paragraph. When you set the first tab, Illustrator deletes all default tab stops to the left
of that stop. As you set more tab stops, Illustrator deletes all default tabs between the tabs you set.
Insert the cursor in a paragraph, or select a type object to set tab stops for all paragraphs in the object.
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2 In the Tabs palette, click a tab-alignment button to specify how text aligns relative to the tab's position:
to align horizontal text to the left, keeping the right margin ragged.
Left-Justified Tab
to center text on the tab mark.
Center-Justified Tab
to align horizontal text to the right, keeping the left margin ragged.
Right-Justified Tab
to align vertical text to the bottom margin, keeping the top margin ragged.
Bottom-Justified Tab
to align vertical text to the top margin, keeping the bottom margin ragged.
Top-Justified Tab
to place text in alignment with a specified character, such as a period or a dollar sign. This
Decimal-Justified Tab
option is useful for creating columns of numbers.
You can change the alignment of any tab by simply selecting it and clicking one of these buttons.
Do one of the following:
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Click a location on the tab ruler to position a new tab stop.
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Type a position in the X box (for horizontal text) or Y box (for vertical text), and press Enter or Return. If the X
or Y value is selected, press the Up Arrow or Down Arrow key to increase or decrease the tab value by 1 point,
respectively.
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