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First line paragraph indent not working
I normally use Windows XP with a laptop but that computer isn't working now,
so I've switched to our desktop with Win2000, and there seems to be a bug when I'm using that with Word 2003. When I'm typing a new document with the Normal paragraph style, which includes a .5" first line indent, after I type the first paragraph and hit Enter, it goes all the way to the left instead of indenting. If I apply the Normal style afterwards, then it does add the indent. I've also tried to use Word 97 and it's doing the same thing. I never have this problem with WinXP. Why is it doing this, and how do I fix it? Thanks! |
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First line paragraph indent not working
Unless you have some other style set as the following style, I would guess
you might have the WordPerfect options enabled on the General tab of Tools | Options. FWIW, it's not a good idea to apply a first-line (or any) indent to Normal style, as it will affect all the styles based on Normal (which is basically all of them). Better to modify Body Text (or use Body Text First Indent). If you want this formatting all the time in new documents, open Normal.dot, select the default empty paragraph, and apply the Body Text (or whatever) style instead of Normal. -- 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. "Boggler" wrote in message ... I normally use Windows XP with a laptop but that computer isn't working now, so I've switched to our desktop with Win2000, and there seems to be a bug when I'm using that with Word 2003. When I'm typing a new document with the Normal paragraph style, which includes a .5" first line indent, after I type the first paragraph and hit Enter, it goes all the way to the left instead of indenting. If I apply the Normal style afterwards, then it does add the indent. I've also tried to use Word 97 and it's doing the same thing. I never have this problem with WinXP. Why is it doing this, and how do I fix it? Thanks! |
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