I want to set off a paragraph from the other text by indenting from both
sides. How?

Clint wrote:
I want to set off a paragraph from the other text by indenting from
both sides. How?

The best way is to apply the Block Text style (a built-in style with a 0.5"
indent on each side).

If you need the indents only occasionally, you can apply them directly:
either drag the markers on the ruler, or open the Format Paragraph dialog
and type in the measurements.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org

The built-in Block Text style has 1" indents on each side, excessive for
most purposes, but it's still a good starting place. Apply the style, modify
the indents, and update the style.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"Jay Freedman" wrote in message
...
Clint wrote:
I want to set off a paragraph from the other text by indenting from
both sides. How?

The best way is to apply the Block Text style (a built-in style with a
0.5"
indent on each side).

If you need the indents only occasionally, you can apply them directly:
either drag the markers on the ruler, or open the Format Paragraph
dialog
and type in the measurements.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org

On Wed, 15 Jun 2005 17:06:30 -0500, "Suzanne S. Barnhill"
wrote:

The built-in Block Text style has 1" indents on each side, excessive for
most purposes, but it's still a good starting place. Apply the style, modify
the indents, and update the style.

Thanks. I lose track of what I've customized -- in some installations,
it's nearly everything. g

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org

I leave Normal.dot untouched so I always have the default styles to refer
to.

--
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.

"Jay Freedman" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 15 Jun 2005 17:06:30 -0500, "Suzanne S. Barnhill"
wrote:

The built-in Block Text style has 1" indents on each side, excessive for
most purposes, but it's still a good starting place. Apply the style,
modify
the indents, and update the style.

Thanks. I lose track of what I've customized -- in some installations,
it's nearly everything. g

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org