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Paragraph Formatting
Paragraph formatting helps to change and modify the appearance of the paragraph. It helps to set the
parameters like paragraph indentation, text alignment, line spacing, etc.
Indenting Paragraphs
Indent is the space (gap) of text (a line or paragraph) from the edge/margin of the page. 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 the text that is below or above it. The different types of indentations are:
Ð ÐBefore Text/Left Indent: This option indents the text from the left margin.
Ð ÐAfter Text/Right Indent: This option indents the text from the right margin.
Ð ÐFirst Line Indent: This option indents the first line of a paragraph from the left margin.
The steps to apply indentation in the paragraph are as follows:
Step 1: Select the paragraph to be indented.
Step 2: Click on the Format menu from 2
the Menu bar.
Step 3: Select the Paragraph option
from the drop-down menu.
The Paragraph dialog box opens. 3
Step 4: Click on the Indents & Spacing
tab of the Paragraph dialog box. 1
Step 5: Specify the value in the Before
text, After text and First line
spin boxes under the Indent
section. In our case, we have specified .50” in the Before text and First line spin boxes.
Step 6: Click on the OK button.
The indentation of the paragraph will change.
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