decimal alignment with asterisk

[Journal of International Special Needs Education .]

I am trying to create a decimal aligned table of number, where some of
the numbers are follwed by an asterisk (*) to denote statistical
significance.

When I add the asterisk to the decimal aligned column, it destroys the
decimal alignment.

e.g.

1.0
10.1
4.4*

any suggestions?

 

[Stefan Blom]

I can't reproduce the problem you're describing. Adding an asterisk doesn't
prevent the decimal tab from working properly (tested in Word 2010).

However, since it isn't working for you, do the following as a simple
workaround: Create an additional, narrow column (clear the left border on the
column) for the asterisks.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP




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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Are you actually using a decimal tab stop or a right-aligned tab stop? The
latter will show the effect you describe, but a decimal tab stop will align
on the first non-numeric character (other than the thousands separator) in a
numeric sequence. This allows you to align numbers with asterisks,
parentheses, and other such characters following, even if the numbers do not
contain decimal points; they align where the decimal point would be if there
were one.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

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