To space things correctly you should be using a Table, then each $ will always be in the correct position.

So if you have two cells on one row: The first cell would have : Home Depot and the second adjacent cell would have $50.00 It means the $ will always be aligned with one above.

However, it will never align the actual cost because you are aligning to the left.

It would be more accurate to use a table and set the first row to contain column headers. First row, first cell would say for example: 'Name' (aligned justified or left) and second cell would have the '$' sign (aligned justified or right) Then in second row you would have 'Home Depot' aligned to the left and in second cell : 50.00 aligned to the right. This means the dot to show pence or cents etc is also always aligned.

Different letters use a different amount of space unless you are using a monospace which is a bit ugly. That's why trying to use a dot is not practical.

I've just created my explanation as an example image. In this forum question - click on the thumb nail image to increase it in size to see more clearly.

Thanks Mr Toad I guess the real answer is no, there isn't a way to format the text tab. I'm familiar with the use of tables and embedding them in emails, but it's not really worth the effort for what I'm doing. If it were a matter of a quick KB shortcut to format the tab I'd use it.

But I do appreciate you taking the time to offer your solution!