Q123052: Notepad Does Not Print Tabs Properly

Article: Q123052
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
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Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001

3.50

WINDOWS

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.5 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5 
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SYMPTOMS
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Notepad does not print tab characters that occur at the beginning of a line.
They are displayed on the screen properly, but will not show up in the printed
output. A document created in Notepad such as

  Non Tabbed Line
  <tab>Tabbed Line
  123<tab>TEST

would print the following:

  Non Tabbed Line
  Tabbed Line
  123 TEST

RESOLUTION
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As a workaround, you can place a space at the beginning of the line and then use
the Tab key. For example, enter the following text in Notepad:

  <tab>Tabbed Line
  <space><tab>Space and then Tab
  123<tab>TEST

This text will print as:

  Tabbed Line
      Space and then Tab
  123   TEST

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.5. This
problem was corrected in Windows NT version 3.51.

Additional query words: prodnt

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Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNT350search kbWinNTW350 kbWinNTW350search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS350 kbWinNTS350search

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