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Q88259: PPT: Cannot Press TAB at Beginning of Paragraph

Article: Q88259
Product(s): Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows
Version(s): MACINTOSH:4.0; WINDOWS:4.0,7.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbusage
Last Modified: 15-APR-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 95, version 7.0 
- Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, version 4.0 
- Microsoft PowerPoint for Macintosh, version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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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
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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
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To insert a tab character at the beginning of a paragraph, press "CTRL+TAB"
(without the quotation marks) or "OPTION+TAB" (without the quotation marks).

Additional query words: winppt macppt ppt powerpt 7.0 95 97 4.0

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Keywords          : kbusage 
Technology        : kbHWMAC kbOSMAC kbPowerPtSearch kbPowerPt700 kbZNotKeyword2 kbPowerptMacSearch kbPowerPt700Search kbPowerPt400 kbPowerPt400Mac
Version           : MACINTOSH:4.0; WINDOWS:4.0,7.0
Hardware          : MAC x86
Issue type        : kbprb

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