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Paragraph spacing and indents

To customize spacing and indentation for paragraphs, follow the steps below:

  1. Select the required text:

    • To change the settings of a single paragraph, select that paragraph/part of that paragraph or place the cursor in it.
    • To change the settings of multiple paragraphs, select these paragraphs entirely.
    • To change the settings for all text within an object, select the object or select all text within the object.

  2. On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click t_paragraph_paragraph_settings Paragraph settings.

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  1. In the window that appears, enter the required numeric values for the following parameters:
    • First line: The distance from the left border of the object to the first line in the paragraph.
    • Left indent: The distance from the left border of the object to the paragraph.
    • Right indent: The distance from the right border of the object to the paragraph.
    • Before: The spacing between the current paragraph and the previous paragraph.
    • After: The spacing between the current paragraph and the next paragraph.

To quickly increase or decrease the paragraph indent by 1.25 cm, on the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click t_paragraph_increase_indent Increase indent or t_paragraph_decrease_indent Decrease indent.