How to insert a tab character in sublime text

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I am trying to insert a tab into a document in Sublime Text. I am using tabs for indentation. Usually, I can insert a tab by pressing → Tab. However, sometimes instead of inserting a tab character, this performs a word completion.

It's hard to predict when this will happen, but when I notice it, I then press Backspace → Tab ← Backspace →

Is there a better way?

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Do you find the word completion feature helpful? If not then turn it off and I'm sure that will fix your problem.

Alternatively if you press shift+tab then that will insert a literal tab.

Or you can disable tab completion by adding this line to Preferences/File Settings - User:

"tab_completion": false

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First, select the lines in File B that you want copied. Note the number X of lines (this should be displayed on the bottom of your screen).

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