<p class="Head1"><help:help-id value="HID_FORMAT_PARAGRAPH_STD"/><help:key-word value="indents and spacing; paragraphs" tag="kw65801_1"/><help:link Id="65801">Indents and Spacing</help:link></p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:help-text value="visible">Define the indents, spacing and line spacing for the current paragraph here.</help:help-text></p>
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<p class="Paragraph">The modifications are displayed in a preview. You can also choose among various <help:popup Id="65602" Eid="metrik" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">measurement units</help:popup>.</p>
<p class="Paragraph">The <span class="T1">Indent</span> section allows the left text indent from the left <help:switch select="Program" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"><help:case select="WRITER">page</help:case><help:case select="DRAW">of the text frame</help:case><help:case select="IMPRESS">of the text frame</help:case></help:switch> <text:s text:c="" xmlns:text="http://openoffice.org/2000/text"/>to the right margin to specified. For the first line, an extra indent can be specified. If you have entered a positive value for the left indent, you can enter a negative value for the first row. The value specified is relative to the <span class="T1">from left</span> value.</p>
<p class="Head3"><help:help-id value="SVX_METRICFIELD_RID_SVXPAGE_STD_PARAGRAPH_ED_LEFTINDENT" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/><help:key-word value="indents; paragraphs from left" tag="kw65801_24" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/><help:key-word value="paragraphs; indents from left" tag="kw65801_23" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/><help:key-word value="indents; from left" tag="kw65801_22" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>From left<a name="vonlinks"/></p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:switch select="Program" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"><help:case select="WRITER"><help:help-text value="visible">Define the distance between the paragraph and the left page margin in this <help:popup Id="65630" Eid="drehfeld">spin box</help:popup>.</help:help-text> It is possible to set a negative value for spacing to cross over the left page margin specified under <help:link Id="65662">Format - Page - Page</help:link>.</help:case></help:switch></p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:switch select="Program" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"><help:case select="DRAW"><help:help-text value="visible">You can set the left paragraph margin in this <help:popup Id="65630" Eid="drehfeld">field</help:popup>. The first row shows the margin between the bullets and the text frame, as long as no other margin is specified.</help:help-text></help:case></help:switch></p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:switch select="Program" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"><help:case select="IMPRESS"><help:help-text value="visible">You can set the left paragraph margin in this <help:popup Id="65630" Eid="drehfeld">field</help:popup>. The first row shows the margin between the bullets and the text frame, as long as no other margin is specified.</help:help-text></help:case></help:switch></p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:help-text value="visible" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">Here you can define the distance to indent (set under <span class="T1">From left</span>) or release (with negative values) the first line of the paragraph.</help:help-text></p>
<p class="Paragraph">If the current paragraph has numbering or bullets, the numbering determines the margin value of the first line indent. You can define the first line setting of numbered paragraphs in the <span class="T1">Numbering/Bullets</span> dialog in <span class="T1">Distance to text</span> on the <help:link Id="65754" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"><span class="T1">Position</span></help:link> tab.</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:switch select="Program" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"><help:case select="WRITER"><help:help-text value="visible">Mark this check box for automatic indentation.</help:help-text> This indents the first line according to the font size and the line spacing. The setting in the <span class="T1">First Line</span> spin box is disregarded.</help:case></help:switch></p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:switch select="Program" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"><help:case select="WRITER"><help:help-text value="visible">Define the indentation distance between the paragraph and the right page margin.</help:help-text> It is possible to set a negative value for spacing to cross over the right page margin specified under <help:link Id="65662">Format - Page - Page</help:link>.</help:case></help:switch></p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:switch select="Program" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"><help:case select="DRAW"><help:help-text value="visible">Set the right text margin here.</help:help-text></help:case></help:switch></p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:switch select="Program" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"><help:case select="IMPRESS"><help:help-text value="visible">Set the right text margin here.</help:help-text></help:case></help:switch></p>
<p class="Paragraph">You can set the indents using the mouse. Activate the <help:link Id="67570">Ruler</help:link> in the <span class="T1">View</span>.</p>
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<p class="Head2"><a name="abstand"/><help:key-word value="spacing; paragraphs" tag="kw65801_13" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/><help:key-word value="spacing; between paragraphs in footnotes" tag="kw65801_12" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/><help:key-word value="footnotes; spacing between paragraphs" tag="kw65801_11" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/><help:key-word value="paragraphs; spacing" tag="kw65801_10" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>Spacing</p>
<p class="Paragraph">Specify the <span class="T1">Distance</span> to the previous and following paragraph in this area.The first paragraph <help:switch select="Program" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"><help:case select="WRITER">on the beginning of a page</help:case></help:switch> is always positioned without a distance to the top, the last paragraph <help:switch select="Program" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"><help:case select="WRITER">at the end of a page</help:case></help:switch> does not have a distance to the bottom. If two paragraphs meet, then the greater distance of both is applied if you have not entered another effect under <span class="T1">Tools - Options - Text document - Other</span>.</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:help-text value="visible" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">In this <span class="T1">spin box</span> you can define the spacing above the selected paragraph.</help:help-text></p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:help-text value="visible" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">In the spin box <span class="T1">Bottom</span> , you can define the spacing (in cm. or inches) below the selected paragraph.</help:help-text></p>
<p class="Head2"><help:help-id value="SVX_LISTBOX_RID_SVXPAGE_STD_PARAGRAPH_LB_LINEDIST" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/><help:key-word value="line spacing" tag="kw65801_9" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/><help:key-word value="spacing; lines" tag="kw65801_8" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/><help:key-word value="single line spacing" tag="kw65801_7" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/><help:key-word value="one and a half line spacing" tag="kw65801_6" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/><help:key-word value="double line spacing" tag="kw65801_5" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>Line spacing</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:help-text value="visible" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">Define the line spacing for the current paragraph or all selected paragraphs.</help:help-text> The options <span class="T1">Single line</span>, <span class="T1">1.5 lines</span> or <span class="T1">Double line</span> are available for the current paragraph also in the Context menu as submenu commands<help:switch select="Program" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"><help:case select="IMPRESS"/><help:default> or can be activated via the icons in the Object bar.</help:default></help:switch></p>
<p class="Head3"><a name="einzeilig"/>Single</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:to-be-embedded Eid="einzeiligtext" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">Choose this option to return to single line spacing.</help:to-be-embedded> In this case, there is no additional spacing between the lines.</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:to-be-embedded Eid="eineinhalbzeiligtext" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">Choose this option to activate one-and-a-half line spacing.</help:to-be-embedded> Half a line's height is the additional spacing in this case.</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:to-be-embedded Eid="zweizeiligtext" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">Select this option to activate double line spacing.</help:to-be-embedded> In this case the height of one entire line is the additional spacing between the lines.</p>
<p class="Paragraph">Activate the Double line spacing with the (Ctrl) (2) key.</p>
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<p class="Head3">Proportional</p>
<p class="Paragraph">The <span class="T1">From</span> spin box is used to specify a different line spacing between the lines (100% corresponds to <span class="T1">Single line</span>).</p>
<p class="Head3">Minimum</p>
<p class="Paragraph">With this option, specify (spin box <span class="T1">From</span>) a minimum distance.</p>
<p class="Paragraph">The <span class="T1">From</span> spin box is used to specify a supplementary spacing that is added each time to the distance between the bottom of a previous and the top of a following line.</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:switch select="Program" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"><help:case select="WRITER">In the <span class="T1">From</span> spin box, define a fixed line spacing. The default minimum is 0.20". If lines overlap, extra characters will be deleted.</help:case></help:switch></p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:help-text value="visible" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">In this spin box enter an amount, either as percent or in <text:s text:c="" xmlns:text="http://openoffice.org/2000/text"/>absolute terms, for the desired line spacing.</help:help-text></p>
<p class="Paragraph">If you apply different font sizes within a paragraph, the line spacing is automatically adjusted to the largest font size. If you prefer to have identical spacing for all lines, specify a value in <span class="T1">At least</span> which corresponds to the largest font size.</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:switch select="Program" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"><help:case select="WRITER">Once you have activated the <help:popup Id="65619" Eid="registerhaltigkeit">register-true</help:popup> option for the current Page Style (choose <help:link Id="67748"><span class="T1">Format - Page - Page</span></help:link>), click here to apply the option to the selected paragraphs (direct formatting) or the Paragraph Style.</help:case></help:switch></p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:switch select="Program" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"><help:case select="WRITER"><help:help-text value="visible">Mark this box to assign the <help:popup Id="65619" Eid="registerhaltigkeit">Register-true</help:popup> attribute to all paragraphs with this Style and respectively to consider the selected paragraph.</help:help-text></help:case></help:switch></p>