Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated November 6, 2024)
This tip applies to Word 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and 2021
There may be times when you don't want to clear all the tab stops in your document—you only want to clear a few of them. To clear individual tab stops for a paragraph, follow these steps:
Figure 1. The Tabs dialog box.
If you have the ruler displayed on-screen, then you can also delete tabs by following these steps:
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2019-12-23 07:15:03
Richard Curtis
Tabs tops (typo).
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