Indenting a Paragraph

An indent is the distance a paragraph or a first line is moved in from the left and/or right margin. Indenting a paragraph sets it off from other paragraphs. The indention can be as simple as slightly indenting the first line to indicate the start of a new paragraph, or as complex as indenting both the left and right sides of the paragraph to create a separate block of text.

Indent the Paragraph

  1. Click in a paragraph, or select all the paragraphs for which you want to set a first-line indent.

  2. On the Home tab, click the Paragraph button to display the Paragraph dialog box.

  3. Click in the Left box, and use the arrows or type a value for the distance you want the text indented from the left margin.

  4. Click in the Right box, and set the distance for the right indent from the right margin.

  5. Select this check box if you want the left and right indents to switch depending on whether they’re on odd- or even-numbered pages. This option is designed for two-sided documents, so you’ll notice that the Left label changes to Inside and the Right label changes to Outside.

  6. Click in the Special box, and select

    1. First Line to indent the first line.

    2. Hanging to indent all lines in the paragraph except the first line.

  7. Click in the By box, and use the arrows or type a value to specify the size of the indent.

  8. Click OK.

    Indent the Paragraph

Tip

Tip

Using the ruler, you can easily set the indents by dragging the Left Indent, First Line Indent, and Right Indent markers. You can also create a left indent in a paragraph by clicking the Home tab and then clicking the Increase Indent button. When you set indents using the Paragraph dialog box, however, you can specify precise values for all the indents.

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