topic Re: TAB in text fields in Inventor Forum

TAB in text fields

Cris-Ideas — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 07:51:50 GMT

This is bothering me for years and perhaps someone knows the answer.

How do I insert TAB in text fields in sketch symbol in drawing?

I would like to be easily able to align text and for that common is to use TAB, but I have no way of using it in text in text fields.

Is there a way to have this?

sample use case below.

Cris.

Re: TAB in text fields

EdvinTailwind — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 08:18:45 GMT

That would be neat in a way, but for that kind of information I'd use the General Table and then use Styles for formatting:

Re: TAB in text fields

AEtzkorn — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 11:27:15 GMT

I have been able to successfully use "Ctrl-Tab", acts just like Tab outside the text editor and moves the spacing consistently, although sometimes the note in the drawing needs adjusted as the spacing in the editor does not visually match the note.

Re: TAB in text fields

NigelHay — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 12:07:25 GMT

That's a good tip, it seems to work.