Microsft Word 2007 Simple Paragraph Question

[GACKT]

How do i properly make v1 paragraph to become like v2?
(in my example i used manual spacing which is not the correct way as it
makes the lines not properly align to the 1st line) Thanks for the help!

v1
You need a computer: In order to take advantage of digital technology, you
really
need access to a computer. You can use a digital camera with a photo
printer, but if you want to email photos to family or store your photo
collection you will need a computer.

v2
You need a computer: In order to take advantage of digital technology, you
really
need access to a computer. You can use a
digital camera
with a photo printer, but if you want to
email photos to
family or store your photo collection
you will need a
computer.

 

[Graham Mayor]

Stop pressing enter at the end of each line and allow Word to wrap the
lines. Did you paste this text from somewhere? See
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/CleanWebText.htm

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[GACKT]

ok there was a problem with my first post, what i wanted was this:

My Problem:

You need a computer: In order to take advantage of digital technology, you
really need access to a computer. You can use a digital camera with a photo
printer, but if you want to email photos to family or store your photo
collection you will need a computer.

My Desired Result:

You need a computer: | In order to take.....
--------------------------| really need access to a computer...
--------------------------| printer, but if you want to email.....

how to do this?

 

[Graham Mayor]

Format the paragraph to have a hanging indent of the size you want the
subsequent lines indented.
or
use a two column borderless table

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[GACKT]

hi i am trying to format it but the whole sentence gets indent instead of the
btm 2 example:

• Never wait for developing: With an LCD screen, you can view and share your
snapshots instantly.

when i highlight "your snapshots instantly" right click select paragraph and
change the left indentation, the whole sentence gets updated instead of the 3
words i highlighted.. please help me

 

[Graham Mayor]

I didn't tell you to change the left indentation. I told you to set a
hanging indent? A hanging indent applies to the whole paragraph. The first
line will be at the margin, the subsequent lines will be indented by the
amount you set for the hanging indent. You will find hanging indent on the
paragraph format dialog (which you can access by clicking the tiny arrow
bottom right of the Paragraph section of the Home tab > indents and spaceing

special > hanging indent.

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[GACKT]

i tried the special (hanging indent) but the text above still flows the
hanging indent:

Before:
• Never wait for developing: With an LCD screen, you can view and share your
snapshots instantly.

After: (i highlight the 2nd line words, set the hanging indent by 2cm but
the 1st line follows the indent)

• Never wait for developing: With an LCD screen, you can view and share
-------------your snapshots instantly.

 

[Graham Mayor]

Don't highlight the second line (though it shouldn't matter). Highlight the
whole paragraph. Paragraph parameters apply to the paragraph

.. Never wait for developing: With an LCD screen, you can view and
share your snapshots instantly

I assume that the paragraph is allowed to wrap naturally at the margins? In
which case it should work as stated. If not, send your document (or a part
of it) to the link on my web site home page so I can see what *exactly* you
are doing.

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[GACKT]

hi graham mayor i have send an email to you with the document attached,
thanks for the help.