Tab key

The tab key (short for tabulator key^[1] or tabular key)^[2] is a key on a computer keyboard, found right above the caps lock key on the far left. It is used to take the cursor to the next tab stop.

In word processor applications, the tab key usually moves the cursor to the next tab stop. In most other graphical applications, the tab key shifts the focus to the next control or widget.

Related pages

Indent style

References

↑ "Underwood Portable Typewriter Gallery". Archived from the original on 2011-02-22. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
↑ "Instructions for Using the Underwood Typewriter" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-04-09.

Other websites

Tabs versus Spaces: An Eternal Holy War by Jamie Zawinski
Why I prefer no tabs in source code by Adam Spiers
Why I love having tabs in source code Archived 2005-11-30 at the Wayback Machine
Elastic tabstops - the solution to the tabs-versus-spaces issue

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[1] "Underwood Portable Typewriter Gallery". Archived from the original on 2011-02-22. Retrieved 2011-04-09.

[2] "Instructions for Using the Underwood Typewriter" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-04-09.

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