To change the tab type you can either delete the tab and add a new tab of the correct type or you can use the Tabs Dialog Box. The Tabs dialog box allows you to adjust the placement and type of tab. Although the ruler option is a quicker way to adjust tabs, the dialog box allows you to use leaders and enter specific tab locations. Leaders In the Tabs dialog box, you can set leaders for the tabs. The most common use for a leader is in a table of contents where a dotted line leads up to the page number.
Leaders guide the reader's eye across the page.
The Paragraph dialog box will appear. The Tabs dialog box appears . For an explanation of tab alignment, see the table under Tab Types . For an explanation of tab leaders see Leaders .