The leader tab that uses the underline character is also the best way to create fill-in-the-blanks forms. Use the Tabs dialog box to set a left tab stop at the far right margin (usually, 6.0 inches). Choose an underline leader for that tab. Click Set and then OK.
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Using the Tabs dialog box in Word 2010 to set tab stops is the left-brain method. And you can set a leader tab only in the Tabs dialog box (the Ruler doesn’t offer this option). A leader tab produces a row of dots, underlining (in a fashion) the tab character:
1Select the text in your document to which you want to add leader tabs as a block.
You can select text in several ways, including clicking-and-dragging over the text.
![]() 2Click the Dialog Box Launcher button in the lower-right corner of the Paragraph group on the Home tab.
The Paragraph dialog box appears.
3Click the Tabs button in the lower-left corner.
The Tabs dialog box opens.
4Select the tab stop from the Tab Stop Position list.
For example, in this figure, the right tab stop shows up in the Tab Stop Position list as 4″.
5In the Leader area, select the leader style that you want to use.
None means “no leader,” and it’s selected already. Select one of the other three options.
6Click the Set button.
Don’t click OK before you set the tab stop to add the leader. This step is the one you’ll screw up most often.
7Click OK.
After clicking the Set button, you can click OK to close the Tabs dialog box and gawk at your text.
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Open the Word document into which you want to add dot leaders.2. Press 'Tab' to go to the first tab stop where you want to type text, if necessary.
Otherwise, begin typing at the left margin. Type your text but do not press Enter.3.
Click on the little ruler icon just above the scrollbar to display the ruler, if it is not visible.4. Select the type of tab you want for the next tab on your line. Click the small tab icon to the left of the top ruler to cycle through the different types of tabs.5.
Click on the ruler to set the tab. For example, you can set a right-justified tab at the right edge of your document if you want to create page numbers or something similar.6. Click 'Page Layout' on the ribbon and click the tiny gray arrow in a box at the bottom right corner of the Paragraph group.
This will bring up the Paragraph window.7. Click 'Tabs' from the bottom of the menu. You will see a list of the tab stop positions you created so far. Select the tab position you want the dot leader to lead up to from the 'Tab stop positions' list.8.
Select '2,' the dot leader style from the 'Leader' menu and click 'OK.' Press 'Tab' to tab to the stop you created. You should see the dot leader appear.
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