Inserting Dot Leaders in tables?

[testgcd]

I have a document file, and I’ve made a table in it.

I want in one of the table’s columns to fill the empty space between the text and the end of the cell with dots on it own every time.

Is this possible? If yes, how do I do that?

I can do that in normal text with adding a dot leader and pressing tab after the text and it will fill with dots, but in a table when I press tab it goes to the next cell instead.

[Yassine]

Hey @testgcd

About the TAB thing:
I may explain this here… Not same topic but in general, same struggle…
You will need coffee and cigarettes to read it

@Yassine

Here’s the scoop: OnlyOffice (and most spreadsheet suites like Excel or Google Sheets) doesn’t support tabbing within a cell like Numbers does. In Numbers, that Option+Tab trick is a rare gem… it pops a real tab character right in there. But in OnlyOffice, hitting Tab just jumps you to the next cell… it’s how they’re wired. No other mainstream office suite I’ve seen does it Numbers-style natively, so it’s not just an OnlyOffice quirk; it’s a Numbers superpower!

About Dot leader:
You can add dot leaders in a spreadsheet, but it’s not as straightforward as in Documents. Here’s how you can fake it like a pro:

Method 1: Manually with REPT() Formula

Use the REPT function to repeat dots:

=A1 & REPT(“.”, 50 - LEN(A1)) & B1

This takes the text in A1, adds dots until the total length reaches 50, then appends B1. Adjust 50 as needed.

Method 3: Dot Leader in a Separate Column

If you want full control:

1. Put your left text in Column A.
2. Put your right text in Column C.
3. In Column B, fill it with dots ("..................") and adjust width.

And you are right, there is no method 2… but here a a sneaky way to fake dot leaders:

=A1 & " ⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯ " & B1

(Adjust the number of dots as needed.)

• Select the column where you want the dots.
• Change the font to Courier New or another monospace font.
• Type dots manually to create an even line between text and numbers.

[Alexandre]

If you don’t mind I will join this thread as well.
@Yassine is right, there’s tabulation limitation for tables in docx file, we have discussed it in another thread:

Brochure suggestions 8/22: no tabs in tables

Dear @ak13 Unfortunately, currently the only way to insert tabs in tables is copying and pasting them. However, I do believe that there will be more suitable workaround solution available. Right now we are working on implementing custom hotkeys feature. Once it is implemented, you will be able to assign the TAB function to any hotkey combination. Please accept our sincere apologies for inconvenience.

Will the search and replace meet your scenario @testgcd ? (replacing ^p and ^w with . )