<tab> (Custom Tab Stop)

This element specifies a single custom tab stop within a set of custom tab stops applied as part of a set of customized paragraph properties in a document.

example: 
<w:tab w:val="left" w:pos="2160" />

The <tab> element specifies all of the properties for the customized tab stop for the current paragraph property set. ]

Parent Elements

<tabs> (§2.3.1.38)

Attributes

Description

<leader> (Tab Leader Character)

Specifies the character which shall be used to fill in the space created by a tab which ends at this custom tab stop. This character shall be repeated as required to completely fill the tab spacing generated by the tab character.

If this attribute is omitted, then no tab leader character shall be used.

______________Text at the tab stop

This tab stop would have a @leader attribute value of underscore, indicating that the tab stop shall be preceded by underscore characters as needed to fill the tab spacing. ]

The possible values for this attribute are defined by the ST_TabTlc simple type (§2.18.92).

<pos> (Tab Stop Position)

Specifies the position of the current custom tab stop with respect to the current page margins.

Negative values are valid and move the tab stop into the current page margin the specified amount.

<w:tab w:val="left" w:pos="2160" />

The <pos> attribute specifies that this custom tab stop shall be located 2160 points (1.5 inches) inside the starting text margin. ]

The possible values for this attribute are defined by the ST_SignedTwipsMeasure simple type (§2.18.88).

<val> (Tab Stop Type)

Specifies the type of custom tab stop, which determines the behavior of the tab stop and the alignment which shall be applied to text entered at the current custom tab stop.

The value of clear is unique and specifies that this tab stop shall be removed when the document is next edited by a consumer which supports rendering the document contents.

<w:tab w:val="left" w:pos="2160" />

The <val> attribute specifies that this custom tab stop shall align all text entered at its location to its left. ]

The possible values for this attribute are defined by the ST_TabJc simple type (§2.18.91).

The following XML Schema fragment defines the contents of this element:

<complexType name="CT_TabStop">
	<attribute name="val" type="ST_TabJc" use="required"/>
	<attribute name="leader" type="ST_TabTlc" use="optional"/>
	<attribute name="pos" type="ST_SignedTwipsMeasure" use="required"/>
</complexType>