How to Set Left Tab for Modified Block Letter

When a new blank Word document is opened the only tabs located on the ruler are the page margins. If the tab key is pressed the text will indent by the default one half an inch. For a letter written in modified block style the user will need to set a left tab indent of 3.25 inches.

To begin, the user will click the paragraph settings button located on the HOME tab.

Next, the user will click the TABS button located at the bottom of the paragraph settings window. This will open the TABS window.

When the TABS window opens, the user needs to type 3.25 in the box labeled Tab stop position, confirm the alignment is left, confirm the leader is none, and then click the SET button.

After the SET button is pressed, the TABS window remains open and the new tab stop position appears in the tab stop positions box. The user can then click the OK button.

After the OK button is pressed, the document now has a left tab stop in the 3.25 position on the ruler along with the original tab stops that indicated the page margins.

Any tabs stop positions can be obtained by following these simple steps.