Setting a series of tabs with designated spacing (QuarkXPress 5/6)

You may find that you need to set your tabs with precise measurements. You do this by clicking on your text box with the Content tool and choosing Style > Tabs to open the Paragraph Attribute dialog box. To set a series of tabs by specifying the distance between them, after you've set your first tab, then enter "+" and then the gap length in the Postion text box (such as 3+2). Make sure the tab distance isn't greater than your text box. Also, be sure to click Apply after you enter each position. Then, Click OK when you've finished.

If you notice that your tab list is too long, click the last tab marker on the ruler, and the numerical value that arrow position will display in the Position text box. You can continue adding the gap increments without such a long string of numbers and mathematical signs.