Notepad Does Not Print Tabs Properly

ID: Q123052

3.50
WINDOWS
kbprint kbtool kbbug3.50

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.5
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5

SYMPTOMS

Notepad does not print tab characters that occur at the beginning of a line. They are displayed on the screen properly, but will not show up in the printed output. A document created in Notepad such as

Non Tabbed Line
<tab>Tabbed Line
123<tab>TEST

would print the following:

Non Tabbed Line
Tabbed Line
123 TEST

RESOLUTION

As a workaround, you can place a space at the beginning of the line and then use the Tab key. For example, enter the following text in Notepad:

<tab>Tabbed Line
<space><tab>Space and then Tab
123<tab>TEST

This text will print as:


   Tabbed Line
       Space and then Tab
   123   TEST

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.5. This problem was corrected in Windows NT version 3.51.

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