Tabs keep disappearing

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Stan

In Word 2003 I set the tabs and after I use the tab key once or twice the
tab marker disappears. I set tabs on the ruler and tried in the Format >Tab
dialog box. Even click Set > Okay but the tab marks don't stay put. What am
I missing? TIA
Stan
 
Note that tab stops are paragraph formatting. If want to set tabs for
several existing paragraphs, you must select them first--or set the tab
stops in the appropriate paragraph style instead.

On the other hand, if you press Enter in a paragraph with tab stops, they
will be transferred to the newly created paragraph.

For more, see http://word.mvps.org/faqs/formatting/SettingTabs.htm.
 
Thanks for the input and the link. Don't know what happened but tabs are now
working properly. However, I will read and digest the article in case the
problem comes back.
Stan
 
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