Typing the Tab key indents text to the next tab stop. Show the ruler by choosing
.The ruler adjusts paragraph settings, including alignment, line spacing, and tab stops. Changes only affect the selected paragraph(s), so select all text (⌘A) to affect the entire document.
Drag and drop tabs on the ruler to change their positions. Drag and drop tabs out of the ruler to remove them. Drag and drop specific tab types from the collection group onto the ruler where you want them, or Control-click a position on the tab bar to insert a tab type at that location.
Line spacing
Set line spacing with the Spacing pull-down. More specific line spacing options can be adjusted in the line spacing sheet.
Copy and paste rulers
Copy and paste rulers to apply paragraph settings elsewhere. Select text with paragraph settings you wish to copy and choose
. Then, select text elsewhere and choose to overwrite its paragraph settings with those of the copied paragraph.Reset rulers
Reset the ruler and tab settings to your default style for the paragraph of the current selection by choosing
. Resetting the ruler is a quick way to clean imported documents or pasted content with abnormal paragraph settings, or to quickly undo ruler changes you experimented with. Select all text (⌘A) before choosing Reset Ruler to affect the entire document.