How to Remove Tabs in Word

A tab stop is a setting that determines the number of character spaces text is indented in a document. You can set tab stops from the left margin, from the right margin, from the center of a page, from a decimal point and at a vertical line position. Complicated or unintentional tab stops may make working with a document difficult, but you can easily remove all of the tab stops in Microsoft Word.

Instructions

1. Press the "Ctrl" and "A" keys on the keyboard to select the entire document in Microsoft Word.

2. In Word 2007, go to the "Home" tab, and click the icon in the lower right corner of the "Paragraph" group. In previous versions of Word, click the "Format" menu and select "Tabs."

3. Click the "Tabs" button, and click the "Clear All" button. Press "OK" to remove the tabs from the document.

References

• Harvard Medical School: Information Technology Department: Microsoft Word Indents and Tabs
• Allen Wyatt's Word Tips: Clearing All Tabs in a Document (Microsoft Word)