tabs - select, apply, then remove panel

former quark user, looking adopt indesign. tabs, there way on mac keyboard commands following:

1. (with text selected) open tabs panel

2. apply tabs entire paragraph based on first line of paragraph keyboard command rather having use mouse change/select tabs

3. close tabs panel

before , after screenshot (take text in second textbox , place under text first textbox. then, apply tabs settings line first line.

ok, try answer actual questions , tell how better.

comd/ctrl-shift-tab opens tab panel.

tab x position field. enter tab coordinate. tab leader field. enter leader character. type cmd/ctrl-shift-tab close panel.

but let enter single tab stop.

the better way create paragraph style tabs , leaders in position. apply keystroke style

cmd/ctrl-arrow keys select text want have applied tabs.

select text want apply style to.

press keystroke style.

also, investigate quickapply feature.

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