Likewise, if you wanted to jump back 2 footnotes, you would enter -2. If there are no footnotes in the document, or if you enter an invalid footnote number, Word positions you at the beginning of the document. Menus Tab stops allow you to quickly and accurately align information on a line in your document. If you are familiar with typewriters, then you are already familiar with the concept of tab stops. Word for Windows goes far beyond the rudimentary tab stops in typewriters, however.
Word provides two major ways to set tab stops.
One involves using the ruler, which is best deferred to a different tip. The other involves using the Tabs option from the Format menu. Make sure the insertion point is in the paragraph in which you want to set tab stops. Choose the Tabs option from the Format menu. You will see the Tabs dialog box.