Indenting first lines when drafting documents such as theses, essays, contract declarations or even short essays, writing exercises on Word is very important. So how can we do that? Let’s follow me to follow 3 ways to indent first lines in Microsoft Word for all versions to know how to do it!
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1. Indent the first line with Tab
- Advantages: Fast, operation with only shortcut keys.
- Disadvantage: Cannot adjust the distance between Tabs.
Step 1: Place the mouse cursor where you want to indent the first line. If it is a paragraph, place it at the first letter of the paragraph.
Place the mouse cursor where you want to indent the first line, or if it is a paragraph, place it at the first letter of the paragraph.
Step 2: Press the Tab key on the keyboard to indent the first line.
Note: If you want the place you pressed Tab to return to normal, just press the Backspace key on the keyboard!
Step 3: If the indent position is not as desired, you can adjust it as follows:
Right-click > Paragraph or click the arrow icon in the Paragraph section on the Home toolbar .
The Paragraph dialog box appears > Click on the Tabs item..
The Tabs dialog box appears > in the Default tab stops section , enter the distance you want to go back > Click OK .
The Tabs dialog box appears > in the Default tab stops section, enter the distance you want to go back > Click OK
After installation, every time you perform Tab on the keyboard, the text will be indented to the distance you want.
2. Indent the first line using the ruler
- Advantages: Fast, adjustable distance.
- Disadvantages: Complicated method, need to know the operations on the ruler.
Step 1: Place the mouse cursor where you want to indent the first line. If it is a paragraph, place it at the first letter of the paragraph.
Place the mouse cursor where you want to indent the first line, or if it is a paragraph, place it at the first letter of the paragraph.
Step 2: Click on the triangle icon on the ruler bar and drag right or left to adjust the margins.
3. Indent first line with Paragraph
- Advantages: The distance can be precisely adjusted.
- Disadvantages: Many complicated operations.
Step 1: Select the entire paragraph > Right click > Select Paragraph.
Step 2: In the Paragraph dialog box > Go to Special > Select First line.
Step 3: Go to By > Enter 0.2` > Click OK.
Step 4: All results are indented.
And those are 3 ways that can help you indent the first line in Word extremely simply, easy to do and also very effective. If you have any questions about how to do it, please leave a comment below. Hope the article will be useful to you. Good luck!
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