Indenting a passage of text

[Sharon Williams]

How do I indent a section so that text wraps to the
indented location rather than to the left margin? What I
really want to do is use the features of bullets or
numbering without the bullets or numbers!

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

There are several ways to indent text on the left:

1. Press Ctrl+M. This indents the text to the first tab stop. If you haven't
set a specific tab stop, it will be to the first automatic tab stop (0.5").
Each time you press Ctrl+M, it will be indented farther. Press Ctrl+Shift+M
to reverse the process.

2. Drag the indent marker(s) on the ruler. You can do both left and right
indents this way.

3. Set the indent(s) in the Format | Paragraph dialog.

4. If you want a hanging indent, use Ctrl+T, which works similarly to Ctrl+M
but leaves the first line at the left margin (you can do this with the ruler
also).

5. The very best way to apply any indent is to apply a style. The built in
List styles (not List Bullet or List Number) have a hanging indent (and List
2 and above also have a left indent). The List Continue styles have a
progressively larger left indent. The Block Text style is indented both left
and right. All of these styles can be modified to suit your needs and
preferences.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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[&:-jesse\)]

Sharon,

You can indent a paragraph using the ruler (View | Ruler)
and clicking the bottom button and dragging it to the
indented location of your choice...

....or,

click in the paragraph, and Format | Paragraph | Indents
and Spacing, and set the left indent there.

....or,

use style-based formatting...

see...

http://www.microsoft.com/office/using/column14.asp

jesse