If there is nothing yet written on the document, press Tab before beginning a new paragraph.
Continue placing the cursor at the beginning of paragraphs and repeat. On the Ruler at the top of the screen, the first-line indent marker (the marker pointing down toward the text) will move to the right by ½ inch.ģ. Place your cursor at the very beginning of the paragraph you want to indent.Ģ. This will create a first-line indent of ½ inch.ġ. The quickest way to indent is to use the Tab key.
The markers look like this on the Ruler at the top of the screen: If you want a customized indent (an indention more or less than ½ inch), Word provides indent markers that allows users to indent paragraphs to the measurement of their choosing. – Left indent marker moves both the first-line indent and hanging indent markers at – Hanging indent maker adjusts the second line indent – First line indent marker adjusts the first-line indent There are several indenting options with these markers:
The same time (moving the margins of the text).ġ. Place the cursor anywhere in the paragraph you want to indent, or select one or more paragraphs.Ģ. Click and drag the indent marker, whether the first, hanging, or left indent marker, and drag it to the desired location. For this example, we’ve dragged the first-line indent marker to ¾ inch.