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Old 07-29-2018, 09:18 PM
GwenB GwenB is offline Help with Powerpoint rule line break issue Windows 10 Help with Powerpoint rule line break issue Office 2016
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Hi all, I am having problems with a line break issue in Powerpoint. Basically, a line keeps breaking early due to setting on the ruler which I can't change. The attached image probably explains it better .... any help really appreciated.

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They are not line breaks but tab stops they show where pressing TAB will take the text.They can be dragged on the ruler or set in Paragraph > TABS.

First though try Typing Property: press TAB ONCE and then the name then TAB again and type text.
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Hi, thanks for your help. I tried the solution outlined but it didn't work. As soon as I TAB the second time, it takes any text I type past the tab stop and onto the next line.

I've tried to clear tab stops in the Para>TABS menu but it doesn't seem to actually do that. Even when I select the text, the stops don't disappear from the ruler and the text still breaks into the next line.

I can - as you point out - drag a tab stop along the ruler to the right in an attempt to widen the margin, but when I do that, all the tab stops move, which effects the starting point of the line...
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Old 07-30-2018, 04:01 AM
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See here
https://support.office.com/en-us/art...5-88f18087a8e0
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Hi, thanks for taking the time to respond. I've read through the link you posted but haven't had any luck.

Are you sure those vertical bars are tab stops? I can't manipulate them like tab stops - i.e. drag them down to remove them or double click them. The only thing I can do is drag them horizontally but this effects all of them - I can't just drag one to extend a line margin.

When I try to clear all tabs in the Para menu, it has no effect on them, which makes me wonder if they are stops. I also notice when I toggle through tab types with the tab icon, the 'bar tab' type (which these look like) isn't within the different types that cycle through....

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Have you tried setting the right margin of the text box to zero?
(Right-click text box > Format Shape > Shape Options > Size & Properties > Text Box > Right margin)
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Yes, I checked and the margins are already at zero. Thanks for the suggestion though.
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The black lines are the DEFAULT tabs. They are not straightforward to remove! Not even sure if this is the correct method but it works for me.

View > Slide Master
Select the text for level 1 in the large master (not the smaller layouts)
In Paragraph > Tabs set the Default tab Stop to a value greater than the slide width and OK out.



You should then be able add your own tabs.

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Hi, thanks again. Good to know they are default stops and good to know others find them hard to get rid of!

I tried your suggestion and have been able to clear them, which is great for new docs but not ideal for the completed presentation I'm working on, as I just wanted to a clear a single stop which was causing a line break.

Anyway, now I know how to monkey around with Slide Master to remove, so I'll see what I can do from there.... thanks v much for the multiple assists.

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