When working in tables, there is no documented way of aligning decimal numbers. You can, if desired, add a decimal tab stop in a cell and then press Ctrl+Tab to align the number to the tab stop, but there is an even easier way. All you need to do is follow these steps:
Figure 1. You can control the type of tab stop by clicking here.
Presto! The numbers get aligned as per the tab stop. You should note, however, that this is the only tab option (decimal) that works in this manner.
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2020-08-24 10:12:47
Julie C.
Worked beautifully - thank you!
2020-02-17 19:10:28
Scott H Davis
Hi, Allen. Thank you for this article. Could you please add whether or not you need a tab (^t) in front of each tab-delimited value for it to work in a table cell?
2019-09-13 08:06:15
Nick
It didn't work. My first cell (in every table has immovable boundary markers (triangles on the ruler).
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