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Ruler icons for tab stops and paragraph indents

There are four kinds of tab stops and two types of margins, each indicated by a differently shaped icon in the ruler:

Right-pointing triangle: A tab stop that left-justifies text

Diamond: A tab stop that centers text

Left-pointing triangle: A tab stop that right-justifies text

Circle: A tab stop that justifies numbers around a decimal point

Horizontal bar: The left indentation for a paragraph’s first line

Downward-pointing triangle: The left or right indentation for a paragraph

If you don’t see the ruler, choose Format > Text > Show Ruler.


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formatting documents