Answer

A quick way to set a tab stop in your document is to choose a tab stop and click the location on the ruler where you want the tab to appear.

  • At the leftmost edge of the ruler, click the tab stop in the Tab Selector you want, and then click the location on the ruler where you want to set the tab.

 Ruler view in Word 2016 demonstrating Tab stops

Or:

  1. On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click on the bottom right hand arrow to open the dialog box.
  2. Click the Tabs button at the bottom left.
  3. Set the Tab stop position then click Set and OK.

Note: Don't see the ruler at the top of your document? Click View > Ruler in the Show Group. If you want to see the tab stop characters in your document, choose Show/Hide on the Home tab.