How do I indent a paragraph from the right in PowerPoint?

[Pete DePaulo]

In PowerPoint 2002, I need particular paragraphs within a text box indented
from the right as well as the left sides. Setting the left indent is easy,
and I know how to put a "right tab" on the ruler. However, the paragraph I
have selected does not automatically indent from the right within that right
tab. Pressing the tab key only indents the text from the left, not the
right. So, how do I double-indent a single paragraph within a text box,
without manually inserting line breaks within every line?

 

[Bill Dilworth]

PowerPoint does not do single paragraph right indents like Word does. You
can set the right indent area for the whole textbox, but that really doesn't
help you.

I would suggest creating a new narrower textbox for the double indented
paragraph.


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[Pete DePaulo]

Thanks, Bill, I was afraid that might be the case. Out of curiosity, what on
earth is the "right tab" supposed to do? PowerPoint Help shows how to insert
one (as well as a "center tab" on the ruler line, so it must do something.

 

[Luc]

Pete,
A right tab aligns the text so that all the items in a tabbed column are
flush right. So when you hit the tab key and type, all your characters will
move to the left of the cursor position. It's the same as in Word for a good
example of what tabs can do for you go here: PPT is just the same except you
cannot have a line tab.
http://www.allaboutoffice.co.uk/wordtabs.htm
Luc

 

[Pete DePaulo]

Thank you, Luc
Pete