# DefaultTabStop Element

Specifies the interval of the default tab stops in a text block.

## Syntax

    <DefaultTabStop>
        [Unit]
        [F]
        [Err]>
    </DefaultTabStop>

## Attributes

Unit

Optional string. Represents a unit of measure. The default is DP. For details about DP, see Units of measure.

F

Optional string. Represents the element's formula. This attribute can contain one of the following strings: "someFormula" if the formula exists locally, "No Formula" if the formula is locally deleted or blocked, or "Inh" if the formula is inherited.

If the attribute is not present, the element's formula is a simple constant, for example, <element>5</element>.

Err

Optional string. Indicates that the formula evaluates to an error. The value of Err is the current value (an error message string); the value of the element is the last valid value.

## Element properties

Property | Value
--- | ---
Name | DefaultTabStop
Minimum Occurrences | 0
Maximum Occurrences | 1

## Element information

Parent elements

TextBlock

Child elements

None

## Remarks

By default, the DefaultTabStop element inherits this interval value from style 0— the default style for all Microsoft Office Visio documents. This default value is 0.5 inches for documents using imperial units, and 15mm for documents using metric units.

The DefaultTabStop element is relevant only when contained in a Shape or StyleSheet element. It is ignored when contained in a DocumentSheet or PageSheet element.

## See also

Default Tabstop cell (Text Block Format section)

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