How to set number of spaces per "TAB CHARACTER"

[Little_Jimmy]

I wish for Word to jump 4 spaces for TAB.
I wish for Word to jump 6 spaces for TAB.
I wish for Word to jump 8 spaces for TAB.
How may I do these?

By TAB I mean C-language '\t'

 

[Charles Kenyon]

You've got a bit of learning ahead of you, I'm afraid. First, tab spacing is
a paragraph format attribute. You can change them using Format > Paragraph
or set them in the ruler.

However, they are set by distance, not by number of spaces because the
distance for a given number of spaces will differ dramatically depending on
the typeface and type-size you are using.

See http://addbalance.com/usersguide/basic_formatting.htm for more on
setting up your formatting. Long term, you want to set your formatting using
Styles. Once you learn this it makes everything so much easier.
http://addbalance.com/usersguide/styles.htm.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

You may also want to see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/SettingTabs.htm. Note also that you can
set the default tab interval for a given document through Format | Tabs.