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Format Interesting Layouts Quickly With Mixed Tab Alignments

Create Interest with Mixed Tab Alignments

Create Interest with Mixed Tab Alignments

Chances are that most people use only the default left-aligned tab and possibly decimal tabs. But you can can mix tab alignments to create more interesting layouts.

You could put two text blocks side by side, one aligned right and another aligned left or you could place these two lists in a table with a different alignment in each cell. But mixing right-aligned and left-aligned tabs makes formating a snap without creating tables or lining up adjacent text blocks.

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