Clearing All Tab Stops in a Paragraph

Summary: Tab stops allow you to modify the horizontal position at which text is positioned on a line. If you want to get rid of all the tab stops that may be set for a particular paragraph, it's easy to do using the technique in this tip. (This tip works with Microsoft Word 97, Word 2000, Word 2002, Word 2003, and Word 2007.)

There may be times when you want to clear all tab stops for a certain paragraph. For instance, you may decide that you want to reset all the tabs—it is just easier to start with a clear slate, so to speak. To clear all the tab stops for a paragraph, follow these steps:

Make sure the insertion point is in the paragraph whose tab stops you wish to clear.
Display the Tabs dialog box. (Click here to see a related figure.) In Word 2007, display the Home tab of the ribbon, click the small icon at the bottom-right of the Paragraph group, and then click the Tabs button. In previous versions of Word select the Tabs option from the Format menu.
Click on Clear All.
Click on OK.

Tip #247 applies to Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003 | 2007

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