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Default indent first line in paragraphs

I have finished my text and I found out that I have to indent the first line
of every paragraph. It seems that if it is a new document and I am typing a
new paragraph, I can still set the parameters of the indentation. But now
that the text is finished, it's hard to do it. Do you have an idea how to do
this?
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Default indent first line in paragraphs

Are you using Outline Styles or is it Normal style?
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I have finished my text and I found out that I have to indent the first
line
of every paragraph. It seems that if it is a new document and I am typing
a
new paragraph, I can still set the parameters of the indentation. But now
that the text is finished, it's hard to do it. Do you have an idea how to
do
this?



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Default indent first line in paragraphs

Select all the text and drag the First Line Indent marker on the ruler or
use Format | Paragraph to add an indent. If all the paragraphs are in Normal
style (ack!), you can change the formatting of the style.

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I have finished my text and I found out that I have to indent the first

line
of every paragraph. It seems that if it is a new document and I am typing

a
new paragraph, I can still set the parameters of the indentation. But now
that the text is finished, it's hard to do it. Do you have an idea how to

do
this?


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Default indent first line in paragraphs

If all the paragraphs are in Normal
style (ack!), you can change the formatting of the style.


But don't forget that this affects (or can affect) many other styles that
are, by default, based on the Normal style.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Select all the text and drag the First Line Indent marker on the ruler or
use Format | Paragraph to add an indent. If all the paragraphs are in Normal
style (ack!), you can change the formatting of the style.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"stamesaheights" wrote in message
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I have finished my text and I found out that I have to indent the first

line
of every paragraph. It seems that if it is a new document and I am typing

a
new paragraph, I can still set the parameters of the indentation. But now
that the text is finished, it's hard to do it. Do you have an idea how to

do
this?



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Default indent first line in paragraphs

Indeed. Which is why I advocate using Body Text style as the "normal" style;
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting...BodyStyles.htm

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"Stefan Blom" wrote in message
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If all the paragraphs are in Normal
style (ack!), you can change the formatting of the style.


But don't forget that this affects (or can affect) many other styles that
are, by default, based on the Normal style.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Select all the text and drag the First Line Indent marker on the ruler

or
use Format | Paragraph to add an indent. If all the paragraphs are in

Normal
style (ack!), you can change the formatting of the style.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the

newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"stamesaheights" wrote in

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I have finished my text and I found out that I have to indent the

first
line
of every paragraph. It seems that if it is a new document and I am

typing
a
new paragraph, I can still set the parameters of the indentation. But

now
that the text is finished, it's hard to do it. Do you have an idea how

to
do
this?






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Default indent first line in paragraphs

I use it too, with Body Text First Indent as the "Style for following
paragraph."

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"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
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Indeed. Which is why I advocate using Body Text style as the "normal"
style;
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting...BodyStyles.htm

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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so
all may benefit.

"Stefan Blom" wrote in message
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If all the paragraphs are in Normal
style (ack!), you can change the formatting of the style.


But don't forget that this affects (or can affect) many other styles that
are, by default, based on the Normal style.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Select all the text and drag the First Line Indent marker on the ruler

or
use Format | Paragraph to add an indent. If all the paragraphs are in

Normal
style (ack!), you can change the formatting of the style.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the

newsgroup so
all may benefit.

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I have finished my text and I found out that I have to indent the

first
line
of every paragraph. It seems that if it is a new document and I am

typing
a
new paragraph, I can still set the parameters of the indentation. But

now
that the text is finished, it's hard to do it. Do you have an idea
how

to
do
this?







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Default indent first line in paragraphs

Same here. For most of what I do, Body Text is the following style for all
headings. If the text is single-spaced, with space between paragraphs (as in
most reports), I use Body Text throughout. If it's double-spaced or
single-spaced without "blank lines" (as in a book), I then use Body Text
First Indent for the remaining text paragraphs.

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Microsoft MVP (Word)
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"Stefan Blom" wrote in message
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I use it too, with Body Text First Indent as the "Style for following
paragraph."

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
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Indeed. Which is why I advocate using Body Text style as the "normal"
style;
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting...BodyStyles.htm

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the

newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"Stefan Blom" wrote in message
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If all the paragraphs are in Normal
style (ack!), you can change the formatting of the style.

But don't forget that this affects (or can affect) many other styles

that
are, by default, based on the Normal style.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Select all the text and drag the First Line Indent marker on the

ruler
or
use Format | Paragraph to add an indent. If all the paragraphs are in

Normal
style (ack!), you can change the formatting of the style.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the

newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"stamesaheights" wrote in

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I have finished my text and I found out that I have to indent the

first
line
of every paragraph. It seems that if it is a new document and I am

typing
a
new paragraph, I can still set the parameters of the indentation.

But
now
that the text is finished, it's hard to do it. Do you have an idea
how

to
do
this?








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