2007 Microsoft® Office System Plain & Simple

Indenting a Paragraph

An indent is the distance a paragraph or a first line is moved in from the left and/or right margin. Indenting a paragraph sets it off from other paragraphs. The indention can be as simple as slightly indenting the first line to indicate the start of a new paragraph, or as complex as indenting both the left and right sides of the paragraph to create a separate block of text.

Indent the Paragraph

1. Click in a paragraph, or select all the paragraphs for which you want to set a first-line indent.

2. On the Home tab, click the Paragraph ...