There are essentially two paragraph indent styles, Hanging and First Line indents. The indent styles are applied to a paragraph where sentences are typed to the end without pressing the Enter key. When you press the Enter key, it starts a new paragraph, and the indent style over again. If you need to start another line within the paragraph that continues the format, use Shift+ Enter. This creates a new line without ending the paragraph.
Hanging indent (also known as second line indent)
A Hanging indent, also known as a second line indent, sets off the first line of a paragraph by positioning it at the margin, and then indenting each subsequent line of the paragraph.
First Line Indent
A First Line indent only indents the top line of a paragraph, with subsequent lines staying at the margin.
No indent
Selecting None will remove a Hanging or First Line indent from the selected paragraph. All lines of a paragraph will be at the margin
Setting an Indent style
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Select the text where you want to add a hanging indent.
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Go to Home > Paragraph dialog launcher
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Under Special, select one of the following indent styles:
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Hanging
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First Line
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None
On Hanging and First Line indents, you can adjust the depth of the indent with the By field.
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Select OK.
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Select the paragraph where you want to add a hanging indent.
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Go to Format > Paragraph.
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Under Special, select one of the following indent styles:
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Hanging
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First Line
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None
On Hanging and First Line indents, you can adjust the depth of the indent with the By field.
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Select OK.
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Select the text where you want to add a hanging indent.
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Go to Home > Paragraph dialog launcher
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Under Special, select one of the following indent styles:
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Hanging
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First Line
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None
On Hanging and First Line indents, you can adjust the depth of the indent with the By field.
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Select OK.
