
Although the Microsoft Word programs on Windows computers and Apple. You can also press Shift+Ctrl+T to undo the hanging indent. Each subsequent press of the shortcut indents the hang one more tab stop. If there are no explicit tab stops on the text, Word will automatically indent to the next default tab stop, which is usually 0.5'. Highlight the text/paragraph and Press on Ctrl+T to create a new hanging indent.
There are three ways of indenting paragraphs. Hover your cursor over the ‘arrows’ in the Ruler until you see the. Now select all of the text you wish to add hanging indents to. To do so, select View from the main menu, and then place a check in the box labeled Ruler. Step 11: Create a Hanging Indent.Microsoft Word Module 2 - Indenting paragraphs Indenting paragraphsFirst things first make sure that you have the Ruler visible in Microsoft Word.
The easiest way to add indents to your work is to use the toolbar. It is different from changing the size of the margins on the page. On the Home tab, click the dialogue launcher for the.Indenting involves moving your writing in from the margin of the page. To create a hanging indent in Word, place the cursor anywhere in the paragraph.
Indentation applies to an entire paragraph. These are called Default Tab Markers, and they show how far your text will move in and out when you use the toolbar buttons. You will notice little grey lines along the bottom of it. If there is not, click on the Ruler option to display the ruler on your screen. If there is, click anywhere in the document to close the menu.
Notice that each line of the first verse ends with a paragraph marker (hard return). Turn on the Show/Hide button, if necessary. Scroll down to the second page, the song Brisbane Ladies. The indentation will be applied to the entire paragraph.
Click on the Decrease Indent button. The paragraph will line up with the second default tab marker. Click on the Increase Indent button again. Click on the Increase Indent button on the Formatting Toolbar.The paragraph will move in so it is lined up with the first default tab marker. The indentation we will do will apply to this paragraph only. Click in the first line.
These are all done using the indentation markers on the ruler. Select all the remaining verses and indent them to the first default tab marker.There are four types of indentation you can do using the ruler: left indents, right indents, first line indents and hanging indents. Select all paragraphs in the chorus and indent them to the second default tab marker. Select all paragraphs in the first verse and indent them to the first default tab marker. Return the paragraph to the margin. Continue playing with these buttons until you are satisfied with how they work.

This will give all the verses a hanging indent. Click on the hanging indent marker (the bottom triangle) and move it to 1.5cm. Scroll down to the last song, Drover's Dream. This will move the heading in line with the paragraph below. Select the heading Notes and move the left hand indent marker to 1.5cm. This will indent the left hand side of the paragraph.
Click and drag on the first line indent marker (top triangle). Select the rest of the body of the letter. The first line of the paragraph will indent to this line. Click and drag on the first line indent marker (top triangle). Select the first paragraph in the body of the letter by clicking inside it. This will lessen the width of the first line indent.
The document is justified. The Alignment box shows the alignment of the paragraph(s) selected. This is where the paragraph formatting is done. The following dialog box will appear. Select Format/Paragraph.

We will put a space of 6pts after each paragraph. This is because the special indents are measured from the left indentation marker, not from the margin. Notice that each paragraph is now indented 1cm from the left indentation.
Select Format/Paragraph again. Select Format/Paragraph again and repeat for 1.5 spacing. Click on OK and see the effect on your document. Click in the Line Spacing box and select double. We will now look at the line spacing of the paragraphs. Notice that there is now a space after each paragraph.
The last spacings to look at are the At Least and Exactly options. Select Format/Paragraph again and repeat for 4 lines, 6.5 lines etc. Click on OK and see the effect on your document. This triple spaces your document.
Set the spacing to At Least 9 points and observe the effect on your document.When you set this measurement with Exactly, Word97 does not allow for collisions between eg a y on the top line and a t on the next line. It will make the spacing larger to accommodate this. The space between the lines is measured form the bottom of one line to the bottom of the next line.When you set this measurement with At Least, Word97 will allow for collisions between eg a y on the top line and a t on the next line.
Set the spacing to Exactly 9 points and observe the effect on your document.
