When you choose this, Left and Right become Inside and Outside. To quickly create a hanging indent using the ruler, see Create a hanging indent. To quickly create a first line indent using the ruler, see Create a first line indent.Ĭhoose Hanging > By to create a hanging indent. Indents the paragraph on the right by the amount you choose.Ĭhoose First line > By to indent the first line of a paragraph. Indents the paragraph on the left by the amount you choose. See Collapse or expand parts of a document to learn more. The level at which the paragraph appears in Outline view.Ĭhoose Collapsed by default if you want the document to open with headings collapsed by default. At the bottom of the dialog box, you can see a Preview of how the options will look before you apply them.Ĭhoose Left to align text to the left with a ragged right edge (or use the keyboard shortcut, Ctrl+L).Ĭhoose Center to center text with a ragged left and right edge (Ctrl+E).Ĭhoose Right to align text to the right with a ragged left edge (Ctrl+R).Ĭhoose Justify to align text both left and right, adding space between words (Ctrl+J). There are general, indentation, and spacing options available in the Paragraph dialog box options.

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