Tab Key in Tables

[Stephen Eccleston]

Hi,
I have a question about using the Tab key in Tables. As expected in Word
2003 tables, the tab key moves the cursor to the next cell in the table.
However if I want to format text in a cell to include tabs in the formatting
I have to use this work around;
1.Set the tab stops as normal.
2.Instead of pressing the Tab key to insert a tab character, press ## instead.
3.Continue typing the paragraph of text.
4.Repeat 2 & 3 for each line of text (all these lines are in the same table
cell).
5.Use find and replace to find ## and replace with the tab character.

My question is; Is there another way to achieve this result? Can I turn off
the Tab key feature (move cursor to next cell) in tables?

Thanks for your help.

 

[CyberTaz]

No need to change the behavior of the Tab key - just use Control+Tab when in
a Table cell.

 

[Stephen Eccleston]

Hi CyberTaz,

Thanks for your promt response. That works OK. All I can say is; Doh!