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Microsoft Word:
Indenting and Spacing a Paragraph
Open the file Indenting and Spacing Review Exercise
Indenting
There are four different types of indents that can be applied to a paragraph.
Indent Type Results
First Line Indent Indents just the first line of a paragraph a specified amount, leaving
all other lines in the paragraph alone.
Left Line Indent Indents all the lines of the paragraph a specified distance from the
left margin.
Right Line Indent Indents all the lines of the paragraph a specific distance from the
right margin.
Hanging Indent Indents all the lines of the paragraph a specific distance from the left
margin except the first line.
To Create a Left Line Indent:
1) Position your cursor anywhere in the first paragraph of the document
2) Select Format menu
3) Choose Paragraph
