Well, it depends which doodad you're dragging. If it's the Right Indent
marker, then you're on the right track. See
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/formatting/UsingRulers.htm

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"wordspinster" wrote in message
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Sorry, I was unclear. I am trying to indent selected text by dragging the
doodad in the top ruler. What is that thing called, anyway?

janet

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Margins are a section property. Are you attempting to change the margin
for
the entire section or the indent for selected paragraphs?

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"wordspinster" wrote in message
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OK, this happened four times in a row, so I'm definitely not
hallucinating.

I selected text, drug in the left margin 1/2". I selected some
different
text, drug in the left margin 1/2" and nothing happened except the
left
margin marker moved (the text did not). I went to grab the margin
marker
again, and it jumped back to the 0 point, and I inserted a tab
instead. I
dragged the tab off, reselected the text and was able to set the left
margin.

This happened each time. First a successful margin set, then nothing,
then
a success.

I'm on Word 2003, XP. Anybody ever seen this one before?

janet