I have created a 1 page document ...... the following is a example just to show how the colons are not aligned.My document the colons are mis-aligned and i do not know how to align them up perfectly.



Time of the day : #####
What is the date today : #####
How many weeks to christmas day : #####
Is today cold : #####

1. How do i lign up the Colons so they are all in a straight line going down the page
2. I`ve already created my document.Can i go back and lign up all the colons perfectly or do i need to set all this up before creating my document?

Cheers
Jason
Word 2010

I think you mean columns.

In that case, you could create a two-column table and put the left-hand data in the left column and the right-hand data in the right column.

Alternatively, you could add a tab-stop to the paragraph at a suitable position and insert a tab character between the colon and the data that follows it.

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Cheers,
Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]

Hi Paul

Thanks for the options

I followed your suggestion of using a Tab-Stop.I read up and was able to line up the colons perfectly.

Would you have a suggestion for the following.I guess a Tab-Stop but i not sure how this would work

1. I have 12 rows of works.Each row has a sentence between 2 words to eight words long.How would i place a Tab-Stop say 1cm in front of each colon so that the last letter of the last word all line up.

Thanks

Jason

Hi Jason,

You could put a right-aligned tab-stop where you want the last word to end.

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Cheers,
Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]

Hi Paul

thanks and appreciated

Jason