While it isn't exactly a tab, you could use \qquad #big space \quad #no so big space \; #thickspace \: #mediumspace \, #thinspace \! #negative thinspace \hspace{2.3cm} #you probably want to avoid ruler measurements \hspace{4.7ex} #varies by size of your font If this doesn't put space in; eg, at the beginning of a line, you might try \null\qquad\null .
Remember, in LaTeX, if you find yourself working too hard at something, you are probably working against LaTeX and creating what has improper form [I have done this too many times myself]. If you have many things to be tabbed, use the tabular environment. You can turn many LaTeX problems into "tabular" solutions. For example, \begin{tabular}{ll} first & second \\ third & fourth \\ \end{tabular} > > > Hey, > > Can someone please tell me how to write a tab in latex. > > Thanks for your help > Shao > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- Jim Burt, NJ9L, Fairfax, Virginia, USA [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.mnsinc.com/jameson [EMAIL PROTECTED] (703) 235-5213 ext. 132 (work) "A poor man associating with a rich man will soon be too poor to buy even a pair of breeches." --Chinese Proverb