Tabs
Marks tab stops on the tab ruler. A maximum of nine positions can be defined individually. Further tab stops after the last tab position defined will be located equidistantly at the same distance as specified for the last and the second last tab stops.
| Syntax | #(Keyword,Parameter 1 {,Parameter 2} . . .{,Parameter 9}) |
| Keyword | Tabs |
| Parameter n | < 0 distance of the nth tab stop from the left margin in units of the character width of the active font. |
| > 0 distance of the nth tab stop from the left margin in mm | |
| Default: every 1.25 cm |
| Example | Comments |
| #(Tabs,20,40,65) | Tab stops are located at 20 mm, 40 mm, 65 mm, 90 mm, 115 mm etc. from the left margin. |
| #(Tabs, -5,-8) | The first tab stop is located at a distance of 5 times the character width of the active font from the left margin, the second, third, and fourth stops are located at a distance of 8, 11, and 14 times the character width, respectively, etc. |
This keyword can only be used for template files in TXT format which control printing (not for export).
Using RTF format for template files enables to choose settings for font type, paragraphs, and tab stops.