Franky Drappier Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 Hello, It seems like text "Tabs" aren't available in version 162. It worked perfectly in the previous version. Am I doing something wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 What are you doing that's not working? -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franky Drappier Posted November 8, 2018 Author Share Posted November 8, 2018 Hello Walt, In the previous version, when i got into the text frame, the "tab" slider showed on top of the frame. In this newer version it appears this is not the case anymore. Do I need to change a setting or something? I now use the Tab Stop in the "paragraph" menu, but i like the visual slider. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted November 8, 2018 Staff Share Posted November 8, 2018 Hi Franky Drappier, Go to menu View ▸ Show Text Ruler. Now when you select a text frame it should display the "tab" slider on top of the frame. A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franky Drappier Posted November 8, 2018 Author Share Posted November 8, 2018 And then, when the answer turns out to be so simple, one feels a bit like a boob... Thanks for the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 11 minutes ago, Franky Drappier said: then, when the answer turns out to be so simple, one feels a bit like a boob. It's a complex application, and it's easy to forget some aspect or other (That's also why we'll often need more of a description of the problem in order to provide answers or suggestions.) -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franky Drappier Posted November 8, 2018 Author Share Posted November 8, 2018 You're absolutely right, Walt. I should have been more clear. Thank you for your help. It's true that the program is very complete and impressive allready. In hindsight I'm glad Affinity didn't rush things and delayed the release of publisher a few times. Just a little bug here and there, nothing major. walt.farrell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPSports Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 I'm confused. How can you add Tabs and how do you fill tab stops with things like dots. The program is nice but I seem to be hunting for everything in areas that make no sense ex John Doe ……………….16 Jane Doe...……………..12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 5 minutes ago, JPSports said: I'm confused. How can you add Tabs and how do you fill tab stops with things like dots. The program is nice but I seem to be hunting for everything in areas that make no sense ex John Doe ……………….16 Jane Doe...……………..12 Does the following post help at all? Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPSports Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 Thank you for your reply. This is far too complicated. In any program I have worked in. There is a "Tab" drop down box or whatever you call it. It's called "Tab" There are options to put leaders from the text to the place you put the tab. I would like to put "dots." I am inputting football team scores. For example. School A School B School A ……………..(tabbed to here) 16 School B...…………..(tabbed to here) 21 When I hit the "Tab" key, it inputs the dots and jumps to the place I want the tab. PP was easy because I just clicked on the ruler where I wanted the tab. There has to be an easier way to do this in Publisher. Thank you so much for your response and time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomaso Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 Menu View > Show Text Ruler. There set your tab. With control-click on tab this options appear: p.s.: "(...) hunting for everything in areas that make no sense"https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/forum/65-discussions-and-suggestions-for-affinity-publisher-beta-on-desktop/ There is more How to ... macOS 10.14.6 | MacBookPro Retina 15" | Eizo 27" | Affinity V1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPSports Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 Ok thank you. That's a new twist. Never seen that before but handy. You saved me! Thanks so much!!! I can see there is a huge learning curve on this program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 If you're talking about text in general, not indexes specifically, you can open the Publisher Help, put the word tabs in the search box, and the first entry will instruct you how to set tab stops in two ways. -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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