Overview

The reader's attention is attracted to a paragraph that is different in some manner from those that surround it.

Indenting a paragraph or even the first line of a paragraph can serve as an invitation for a reader to start browsing. This paragraph is indented from the left.

One or more paragraphs can be indented quickly using the icon on the toolbar.

More control of the paragraph can be gained by using the Indent dialog box.

Examples of indented paragraphs

Using the toolbar icons

To quickly indent a paragraph:

• place the cursor in the paragraph or select multiple paragraphs

• click one or more times on the icon on the toolbar

• To remove the indent click one or more times on the icon on the toolbar

Taking control

To set one of several types of indents:

• from the Format menu select Paragraph

• in the paragraph box click on the Indents and Spacings tab

• indent choices are made from:

• to indent the paragraph from the left set a distance

• to indent the paragraph from the right set and amount

• to set a special indent, select from the list and set the distance

The Paragraph indent box

Setting using the horizontal ruler

Indents can be seen in the horizontal ruler as shown to the right

To set indents using the ruler:

• click on the indent in the ruler

• drag to the required position

The anatomy of the horizontal rule