Autocorrect - Embedding a 'Tab' to move to next column& continue insert

[AlanP]

I am using customised Autocorrect shortcuts to insert blocks of text into a table. I would like to insert text across columns in a row by embedding a TAB in the replacement text. I have tried using the Tab key and ALT 9 but the text is always replaced in the single cell. Is there any way I can achieve this without separating and creating multiple shortcuts for each cell in the row?