@catsalad
Again I am reminded of the glory of WordPerfect 7...

Mind you, I am a writer and so tabs are essential for good print.

If you can set the tabs and they will stay put.

Unfortunately, Word for Windows and almost all other modern word processors are object oriented instead of text oriented (like the aforementioned WordPerfect), and anytime you change something or place an object, the program fucks with the tab settings.