How to Create a Right Align Tab in MS Word

This article shows you how to set a right-align tab in MS Word. Align text to the right tab in my document.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. 
   Display Ruler

   Make sure the ruler is visible.
   
   <-<-<- From the View menu, select Ruler (it should be checkmarked).
   
   This places the ruler at the top of your Microsoft Word document.
   
   In this example, we’ll use a right-align tab near the left side of the page. Let’s choose 5.5 inches for a tab.

2. 
   Select Tab Location

   <-<-<- On the ruler, Click Once on the 5½ inch tick-line marking.
   
   By default, a left-align tab appears at the point where you single-click on the ruler.

3. 
   Set Tab Alignment

   <-<-<- Double-click on the tab (L) mark itself to select what type of alignment you want.
   
   Wehn you double-click on the tab, a Tabs setting box appears, as shown in Step 4.

4. 
   RIght tab option button

   Notice the alignment option buttons.
   
   <-<-<- To set a tab position at 5.5, make sure 5.5 is selected (highlighted), and choose the ‘Right’ option button.
   
   **Make sure you click the Set button afterward to lock in your right tab selection.

5. 
   Right aligned text

   Notice that your ruler now shows a backward-facing L, indicating that this particular tab is right-aligned.
   
   When you tab over to the 5.5 setting and start typing, all your text will fill in from right to left.
   
   The example shown in step 6 uses a right-align tab for the date and student information on a test document.

Tips & Warnings

• Tip: to remove tab settings on the ruler, use your mouse to simply drag the tab (L) off the ruler.

Resources

• Basic Office Sofware articles