All tabs position text at a specific point on the line. The tab type determines how text entered following a tab gets aligned. Left tab aligns the following text on the left of the tab stop. Text flows to the right. Right tab aligns text on the right of the tab stop.
Text flows to the left.
Center tabs aligns text at the middle of the tab stop. Text flows equally left and right with the tab stop being the center point. Decminal tab aligns numbers on their decimal point. Decimal tabs are useful when aligning a column of numbers to be totalled. Vertical line tab creates a vertical line at the designated tab stop.