# Tab key code

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tab-key-code/288128>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [May 11, 2009, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tab-key-code/288128 "2009-05-11T17:17:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![andrewlong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f07891/32.png) [@andrewlong](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/andrewlong)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2009, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tab-key-code/288128/1 "2009-05-11T17:17:39Z")

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Is there a code for the tab key like \r works for the return key. I am using AIR to write to an excel file and need the values to go horizontally in different cells, and all i can do right now is use \r to get them to enter vertically. In all my searching I can only find articles about keyboard navigation regarding the tab key.