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InDesign 101: Tabs

Sandee Cohen
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InDesign Magazine #122: Cross-Media ColorThis article appeared in Issue 122 of InDesign Magazine.

For everyone who’s ever pressed the tab key on a keyboard: there’s still much to be discovered!

When I first learned to use a typewriter (a 1952 Royal that my father had brought home from his law office), setting tabs was not an easy thing. If I wanted a tab stop at the 25th character position, I had to turn the typewriter around, and count 25 of the tiny silver markers at the back of the device. Then, once I had found the correct slot, I took a small pin that pushed the marker slightly away from the others. Then repeat the process for each additional tab stop.

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Sandee Cohen
Sandee Cohen is a New York City-based instructor and corporate trainer in a wide variety of graphic programs, especially the Adobe products, including InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and Acrobat. She has been an instructor for New School University, Cooper Union, Pratt, and School of Visual Arts. She is a frequent speaker for various events. She has also been a speaker for Seybold Seminars, Macworld Expo, and PhotoPlus conferences. She is the author of many versions of the Visual Quickstart Guides for InDesign.
  • Christina Ensign says:
    June 10, 2019 at 8:53 am

    HOW long have I been using InDesign?? I did not know about the Right Indent Tab feature, which I could have used hundreds of times, or that the magnet icon only works under a particular condition. It’s weird that the Right Indent can only be applied manually and not as part of a paragraph style, but still I’m grateful to have learned about it—thank you!

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