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Indentation
Indent is the space (gap) of text (a line or paragraph) from the edge/margin. The margin settings are
applied to the whole document or the text area but indentation sets the space of a paragraph from the
margin with respect to the rest of text that is below or above it. The indentation can be applied in four
sides with different options:
Before Text: This option indents text from the left margin.
After Text: This option indents text from the right margin.
First Line: This option indents the first line of a paragraph from the left margin.
Hanging: This option indents all the lines except the first line from the left margin.
To apply ‘Indents’ in the paragraph:
Step 1: Select the paragraph and click on the ‘Paragraph’ option from the ‘Format’ menu.
Step 2: Click on ‘Indents and Spacing’ tab.
Step 3: Enter the value in ‘Numeric Up Down’ box.
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Line Spacing
Line spacing is the vertical gap between different lines of text in a paragraph. It is measured in lines or
in points. It can be set to single spacing, 1.5 lines spacing, Double spacing etc. To modify or to provide
line spacing, follow these steps:
Step 1: Select the paragraph or the lines of text.
Step 2: Click on ‘Indent and Spacing’ tab of the ‘Paragraph’ option from the ‘Format’ menu.
Step 3: Select the preferred line spacing.
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