FileMaker Pro 4.1 Mac User's Guide

3-86 FileMaker Pro User’s Guide
Current tab settings
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3. In the Tabs dialog box, select options.
To Do this
Set the tab alignment For Type, select an option.
Set a decimal tab Click Align On. To set a decimal tab on a separator other
than a period (.), type a character in the text box.
Specify the tab’s position on the
ruler
For Position, type a value.
Specify a fill character For Fill Character, type a character (for example, for a
phone listing, you can fill the area between the name
and the telephone number with periods).
Apply the current settings and
set another tab
Change the options for the
currently selected tab
Click Apply.
Select new options, and then click Set.
Set a new tab Select options, and then click New.
Clear the current settings, to
start over
Click Clear.
4. Click OK when you’re done setting options for all tabs.
Choose FileMaker Help Index from the or Help menu, and then type:
E text, formatting
Set alignment
for a tab
Specify the tab’s
position
Specify a fill
character