default_tab_stop property

Document.default_tab_stop property

Gets or sets the interval (in points) between the default tab stops.

@property
def default_tab_stop(self) -> float:
    ...

@default_tab_stop.setter
def default_tab_stop(self, value: float):
    ...

Examples

Shows how to set a custom interval for tab stop positions.

doc = aw.Document()
builder = aw.DocumentBuilder(doc)

# Set tab stops to appear every 72 points (1 inch).
builder.document.default_tab_stop = 72

# Each tab character snaps the text after it to the next closest tab stop position.
builder.writeln("Hello" + aw.ControlChar.TAB + "World!")

See Also

Document.custom_xml_parts property Document.digital_signatures property