PPT98: Cannot Press TAB at Beginning of Paragraph (188739)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft PowerPoint 98 Macintosh Edition
This article was previously published under Q188739 SYMPTOMS
Pressing the TAB key at the beginning of a paragraph causes unexpected
behavior. For example, the cursor does not move to a tab stop or you
receive a system beep.
CAUSE
In PowerPoint, pressing TAB has a special outlining function. It moves the
paragraph to the next indentation level. Following are examples of what
PowerPoint does when you press TAB.
- When you press the TAB key, the cursor moves to the first line indent
for the next indentation level rather than to the next default or
custom tab stop.
- When you press TAB at the beginning of a paragraph you hear a system
beep. This occurs when you reach the fifth indent level, which is the
maximum indent level supported by PowerPoint.
- When you press TAB at the beginning of a title, you hear a system beep.
This occurs because you cannot outline a title object in PowerPoint.
RESOLUTION
To insert a tab character at the beginning of a paragraph, press CTRL+TAB
or OPTION+TAB.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/3/2002 |
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| Keywords: | kbprb kbusage KB188739 |
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