Why CHAR(9) does not display a gap/tab?

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Why CHAR(9) does not display a gap/tab?
I want to indent the text in some cells, how can I do that?

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chr32 is space, I got Chr wrong the other day by using char
 
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Better thing to do is Use Text Alignment - Left Indent - Choose 1 or 2. This will format numbers and text.
 
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