Dot dot dot..................Tab Stops and Leaders

Please, do not EVER push the period key on your keyboard more than three consecutive times. This is a Microsoft Word sin and you will regret it for the rest of your life - especially if you ever try and change some of your text.

In this tutorial, I will show you how to do some basic things with tab stops and leaders - without pushing the period key (see below)

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1. Okay, open a new Word document and type something on the first line.
2. Make sure you are on the Home tab, and click on the Paragraph dialog launcher (see below)
3. Click Tabs...
4. In the Tab stop position text box, type in a number like 6.5. Then in the alignment section, click Right.
5. Now here's the magic! Click on one of the Leader options (besides None, of course)
6. Click Set, and then OK.

Now you are all ready to go. Push tab on your keyboard and type something else. Wa la! If you push enter, you should be able to do it again, and again, and again................................