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This is what we'll create in this episode: a cafe menu price list with names on the left, leader dots, and prices right-aligned, all using tab stops. Let's get started. Hello, welcome back to the Complete Adobe InDesign Series from Cerdas Inovasi Digital. Pressing the space bar multiple times will never result in a straight column. Tab stops are the correct way to align text within a single line.

Step 1: Tab Character

Open the menu file. Each line contains a menu name, a tab character, and then the price. Show hidden characters, tab characters appear as arrows. Currently, tabs are using the default position every half inch, so the prices are not aligned.

Step 2: Tabs Panel

Select all menu lines and press Shift + Ctrl + T. The tab panel appears right above the text frame, complete with a ruler that's the same width as the frame. Click the right-justified tab icon, which is an arrow with a right angle.

Step 3: Right-Justified Tab

Click on the ruler near the right end, then type the position X 80 mm. All prices are now right-aligned at that position.

Step 4: Dotted Leader

With the tab stop still selected, type a dot and space in the leader box and press Enter. The space between the menu name and price is filled with dots, making it easier for the eye to read from left to right. Left-justified tab aligns text to the left, center-justified tab centers text, and align to decimal aligns numbers at the decimal point, suitable for simple number tables.

Step 6: Right Indent Tab

For prices that always stick to the right edge of the frame regardless of its width, use the right indent tab with Shift + Tab. If the frame is widened, the prices will move to the right edge accordingly.

Done!

Done. We've used tab characters, the tab panel, right-justified tabs, leader dots, learned about other tab types, and right indent tabs. In the next episode, we'll set up hyphenation and justification so that justified text remains neat. Need a layout design for a magazine, book, brochure, product catalog, company profile, or annual report? Cerdas Inovasi Digital provides layout and print design services, as well as opens InDesign courses from beginner to advanced levels. Want to master the entire series, 104 episodes from the interface to magazine and book projects? All episodes, complete with PDF step-by-step guides, practice files, and project files, are available to premium tutorial subscribers. Subscribe starting at Rp69.000 per month, save 28% with the 12-month package, or pay once Rp999.000 for lifetime access. Want a single class? Buy the single class with lifetime access. Subscribe now at the premium page cerdasinovasidigital.com Contact our WhatsApp or visit cerdasinovasidigital.com Thank you for watching, see you in the next episode.

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0:03Introduction

0:33Step 1: Tab Character

0:51Step 2: Tabs Panel

1:07Step 3: Right-Justified Tab

1:19Step 4: Dotted Leader

1:48Step 6: Right Indent Tab

2:02Done!

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0:03Introduction

0:33Step 1: Tab Character

0:51Step 2: Tabs Panel

1:07Step 3: Right-Justified Tab

1:19Step 4: Dotted Leader

1:48Step 6: Right Indent Tab

2:02Done!

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Introduction

Step 1: Tab Character

Step 2: Tabs Panel

Step 3: Right-Justified Tab

Step 4: Dotted Leader

Step 6: Right Indent Tab

Done!

Introduction

Step 1: Tab Character

Step 2: Tabs Panel

Step 3: Right-Justified Tab

Step 4: Dotted Leader

Step 6: Right Indent Tab

Done!