Visual Studio How can I enable editing tabs?

slipbits 16 Reputation points
2021-03-25T16:45:56.35+00:00

I was modifying some options int Tools->Options and accidentally turned off all editing tabs. When I press the <tab> button, not space is inserted. I've tried to reset formatting and done other strange and wonderful things but, not tabs. How can I enable tabs?

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  1. Castorix31 81,636 Reputation points
    2021-03-25T16:56:42.79+00:00

    You can check in

    Tools
    Options
    Text Editor

    Choose the language (or "All Languages")
    then

    Tabs

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  2. Dylan Zhu-MSFT 6,406 Reputation points
    2021-03-26T05:28:42.917+00:00

    Hi slipbits,

    You can check if the "smart" has been selected, and "insert spaces" has been enabled.
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    In addition, if you are using editconfig file, please check if the indent_size is not zero.
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    Best Regards, Dylan

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