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I used to be a Word Perfect user....The function key I used then for a hard
tab was Alt-f7. All the text following this hard tab would automatically
indent to the same tab setting until I hard returned. I need a place to ask
these simple questions that really irritate you when you are trying to learn
a new program...

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If you are wanting to inset text, there are various ways to do this. One is
to use the Format | Paragraph menu and select the amount of the inset. There
are also buttons on the ruler to indent and decrease indent. If you want a
keyboard method, hold down the Ctrl key and strike the M key (you can do this
more than once for larger indents). Does this help?
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I used to be a Word Perfect user....The function key I used then for a hard
tab was Alt-f7. All the text following this hard tab would automatically
indent to the same tab setting until I hard returned. I need a place to ask
these simple questions that really irritate you when you are trying to learn
a new program...

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Rae,
That works if I just want to set an indent, but I want to set a hard tab
that goes away when I do a return to start a new paragraph. It looks like
I'll just have to do a few more keystokes while I'm formatting my documents...
Thank you for your quick response.

"Rae Drysdale" wrote:

If you are wanting to inset text, there are various ways to do this. One is
to use the Format | Paragraph menu and select the amount of the inset. There
are also buttons on the ruler to indent and decrease indent. If you want a
keyboard method, hold down the Ctrl key and strike the M key (you can do this
more than once for larger indents). Does this help?
--
Rae Drysdale


"Perfect to Word" wrote:

I used to be a Word Perfect user....The function key I used then for a hard
tab was Alt-f7. All the text following this hard tab would automatically
indent to the same tab setting until I hard returned. I need a place to ask
these simple questions that really irritate you when you are trying to learn
a new program...

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Ctrl+Shift+M will remove the indent. But you'd be much better advised to use
specific styles for these paragraphs.

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Rae,
That works if I just want to set an indent, but I want to set a hard tab
that goes away when I do a return to start a new paragraph. It looks like
I'll just have to do a few more keystokes while I'm formatting my

documents...
Thank you for your quick response.

"Rae Drysdale" wrote:

If you are wanting to inset text, there are various ways to do this. One

is
to use the Format | Paragraph menu and select the amount of the inset.

There
are also buttons on the ruler to indent and decrease indent. If you want

a
keyboard method, hold down the Ctrl key and strike the M key (you can do

this
more than once for larger indents). Does this help?
--
Rae Drysdale


"Perfect to Word" wrote:

I used to be a Word Perfect user....The function key I used then for a

hard
tab was Alt-f7. All the text following this hard tab would

automatically
indent to the same tab setting until I hard returned. I need a place

to ask
these simple questions that really irritate you when you are trying to

learn
a new program...


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Create a paragraph style with a first line indent.

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Perfect to Word wrote:
Rae,
That works if I just want to set an indent, but I want to set a hard
tab
that goes away when I do a return to start a new paragraph. It looks
like I'll just have to do a few more keystokes while I'm formatting
my documents... Thank you for your quick response.

"Rae Drysdale" wrote:

If you are wanting to inset text, there are various ways to do this.
One is to use the Format | Paragraph menu and select the amount of
the inset. There are also buttons on the ruler to indent and
decrease indent. If you want a keyboard method, hold down the Ctrl
key and strike the M key (you can do this more than once for larger
indents). Does this help? --
Rae Drysdale


"Perfect to Word" wrote:

I used to be a Word Perfect user....The function key I used then
for a hard tab was Alt-f7. All the text following this hard tab
would automatically indent to the same tab setting until I hard
returned. I need a place to ask these simple questions that really
irritate you when you are trying to learn a new program...





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Hi there,

Not sure which version of WordPerfect you used, but in WP 12 Alt + F7 gives
you flush right. If, instead, you are referring to Ctrl + F7, that gives you
a hard tab which is MS Word speak is a hanging indent.

You can either click on Format (or highlight the paragraph and right-click
and select paragraph) and paragraph and under indentation, where it says
Special select Hanging. You can select the size of the indentation there.

I think there is a "quick key" you can use as well which is Ctrl + T. I
hope this has been helpful to you.
You can also just move the ruler on your toolbar (the triangle) to the place
where you want your hanging indent to begin.
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Carol A. Bratt, MCP



"Perfect to Word" wrote:

I used to be a Word Perfect user....The function key I used then for a hard
tab was Alt-f7. All the text following this hard tab would automatically
indent to the same tab setting until I hard returned. I need a place to ask
these simple questions that really irritate you when you are trying to learn
a new program...

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