Computer Software Tips : How to Set Tabs in a Microsoft Word Document

Setting tabs in a Microsoft Word computer document is done by pressing the tab key to indent text, going to the view tab on the ribbon, checking and adding a ruler and selecting where the tab needs to be. Set tabs in Microsoft Word with tips from a software developer in this free video about computer technology.

Expert: Dave Andrews
Contact: www.daveandrews.org
Bio: Dave Andrews is a software developer that holds a degree in computer science. Currently, he is employed by a government IT department.
Filmmaker: Tim Brown

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Closed Caption:

Hi, my name is Dave Andrews. Today I'm going
to show you how to set tabs in a Microsoft
Word document. Let's open up Word by going
to the start button down at the bottom. Going
to all programs. Let's find Microsoft Office.
Let's just open up Word. Now what we're going
to do is configure what a tab is when you
press the tab key to indent your text. What
you have to do is go to the view tab on the
ribbon, which is at the top of Microsoft Word.
It's like ruler. I have it checked, but if
it's unchecked, you'll notice that our ruler
is missing from above our document. Let's
just check that ruler, and that's going to
add our ruler. To create tabs, just select
where you want your tabs to be, let's say
half an inch, and click right there on the
ruler. Let's say the next tab is going to
be at inch number two. Let's click right there
on the ruler, and four, etcetera. Now, the
first time I press the tab key, it jumps half
an inch. The next time I press the tab key,
it jumps to two inches within the document.
And the last time, it'll go to four inches.
It does that instead of the default, which
is just a few spaces.
My name is Dave Andrews, and I've just showed
you how to set tabs in a Microsoft Word document.