To enter tabs in a worksheet, you must activate the Tab icon.

Click the Tab icon. This activates the tab feature.

In your keyboard, press the Tab key. The cursor moves to the next tab indent location in the worksheet (or within the table cell).

To deactivate the tab feature, click the Tab icon again.

The Tab icon is disabled when using 2-D math (Math mode). As such, you can use the Tab key to move between placeholders.

Use the Tab key to move the cursor in the following cases:

To move between placeholders in a 1-D math expression inserted from a palette.

To move between cells in a table.

To move between placeholders or cells in a table:

Ensure that the Tab icon

is not activated.

Press the Tab key. The cursor moves to the next placeholder or table cell.

Note: To indent content within a cell, turn on the tab feature by clicking the Tab icon to activate it.