Teach Yourself VISUALLY Word 2003

You can indent paragraphs in your document from the left and right margins. You also can indent only the first line of a paragraph or all lines except the first line of the paragraph.

1. Select the text that you want to indent.

2. Click Format.

3. Click Paragraph.

   The Paragraph dialog box appears.

4. Click to specify the number of inches to indent the left and right edge of the paragraph.

   The effects of your settings appear here.

5. Click here and select an indenting option.

   First line indents only the first line of the paragraph while Hanging indents all lines except the first line of the paragraph.

6. Click to set the amount of the first line or hanging indent.

   The effects of your settings appear here.

7. Click OK.

   Word applies your settings to the selected paragraph.

8. Click anywhere outside the selection to continue working.

Can I set paragraph indentations without using a dialog box?

Yes. You can use buttons in the Ruler. On the Ruler, drag the Left Indent icon () to indent all lines from the left margin, drag the Hanging Indent icon () to create a hanging indent, or drag the First Line Indent icon () to indent the first line only. On the right side of the ruler, drag to indent all lines from the right margin.

What do the Decrease Indent icon and the Increase Indent icon do?

The Increase Indent icon () indents all lines from the left margin. The Decrease Indent icon () decreases the indent of all lines from the left margin.