Replacing tab characters ( \t ) with spaces

gcotterl · Post by **gcotterl** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 5:51 pm

My file has data arranged in "columns". However, tab characters ( \t ) exist between some of the entries in the rows. How many spaces do I need to replace each tab character ( \t ) with to retain the "columns"?

ak47wong · Post by **ak47wong** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 8:10 pm

It varies, which is the whole point of using tabs. The easiest way to convert them to spaces is:

1. Click View > Document Properties.
2. On the Tabulation tab, select Convert existing tabs to spaces when saving files.
3. Save the file.

gcotterl · Post by **gcotterl** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 10:34 pm

Thank you!!!!