Bug 141905 - Use ctrl+tab to create a literal tab character in Impress tables
Summary: Use ctrl+tab to create a literal tab character in Impress tables
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Impress (show other bugs)
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Inherited From OOo
Hardware: All All
: medium enhancement
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Blocks: ImpressDraw-Tables
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Reported: 2021-04-26 08:04 UTC by Timur
Modified: 2021-05-25 11:43 UTC (History)
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Description Timur 2021-04-26 08:04:40 UTC 
In Impress table, Tab goes to next cell and Shift+Tab goes to previous. 
Ctrl+tab behaves as tab, ever since OO. 
This is enhancement request for Ctrl+Tab to make a real tab. 
No need for duplicated behavior, and Ctr+tab would be like in MSO.
Comment 1 Heiko Tietze 2021-04-26 08:36:11 UTC 
Usually, ctrl+tab jumps to the next page on a tab control (browser tabs, for example). And does it really make sense to create a new _column_ with ctrl+tab? How about rows?

Ctrl+tab is used in Writer to insert a real tab into the cell.

The command is available for customization, yet it results in an unclear focus. 

My take => WF.
Comment 2 NISZ LibreOffice Team 2021-05-03 09:16:32 UTC 
Currently it is not possible to create a literal TAB character inside an Impress table.

In PowerPoint Ctrl+Tab can be used for that, and in Writer tables too.

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Version: 7.2.0.0.alpha0+ (x64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 9c930c4f3109d123c0831d0fcecf9c8b32e5bbc7
CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 18363; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: hu-HU (hu_HU); UI: en-US
Calc: CL