Paragraph formatting using the menus

You can make minute changes to the paragraph margins and indentation by selecting the Paragraph command from the Format menu or double-clicking on a paragraph indent marker from the ruler. The "Paragraph" dialog is displayed.

In the Margins group box, you can set exact measurements for the Left paragraph margin, the Right paragraph margin, and the first line Indent. These work on top of the page settings. So, if the work area has a left page margin of two inches and you set a paragraph margin of an inch, the text will actually begin three inches from the left of the piece of paper.

In the Alignment box, you can set the alignment of the paragraph, choosing one of Left, Right, Center and Justified.

Click on the Tabs button to modify the tab stops for the paragraph (see Changing tab settings).

Choose the line spacing option (see Line spacing) in the Spacing group box.

When all is set, click on the OK button. The horizontal ruler (if it is displayed) will be redrawn with the new marker locations on it.

See also:

Formatting paragraphs