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Second line of paragraph won't indent like I need it to
Hello,
I am working on a legal document someone else created. I can't get the 2nd line in one of their paragraphs to indent like I need it to. the They have the following sentence: Tab 0.5 Tab 1.0 Tab 1.5 Tab 6.5 | | | | (f) (1) All cash fees payable under Subsection 2(a) are due and made payable at the closing, etc., etc. I need the 2nd line, "due and made payable...", to be indented at Tab 1.5 underneath the 1st line, "All cash fees payable..." The Paragraph Indentation dialog box shows Left Indent at 0.5" and a Hanging Indent By 0.5". For now I've just put a paragraph break after the word "are" at the end of the first line and that works my indenting problem but the whole document is full justified and that leaves a big blank space after the "are" and it makes that word along the right margin uneven. This is a legal document and has to look just right, can anyone help me out, please? Thanks in advance. |
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Second line of paragraph won't indent like I need it to
"Studebaker" wrote: I need the 2nd line, "due and made payable...", to be
indented at Tab 1.5 underneath the 1st line, "All cash fees payable..." The Paragraph Indentation dialog box shows Left Indent at 0.5" and a Hanging Indent By 0.5". I suspect there is a tab character in your first line, nonetheless, 0.5" + 0.5" is only 1.0" and not 1.5". If you set the hanging indent to 1", does that solve your problem? Steven Craig Miller Hello, I am working on a legal document someone else created. I can't get the 2nd line in one of their paragraphs to indent like I need it to. the They have the following sentence: Tab 0.5 Tab 1.0 Tab 1.5 Tab 6.5 | | | | (f) (1) All cash fees payable under Subsection 2(a) are due and made payable at the closing, etc., etc. I need the 2nd line, "due and made payable...", to be indented at Tab 1.5 underneath the 1st line, "All cash fees payable..." The Paragraph Indentation dialog box shows Left Indent at 0.5" and a Hanging Indent By 0.5". For now I've just put a paragraph break after the word "are" at the end of the first line and that works my indenting problem but the whole document is full justified and that leaves a big blank space after the "are" and it makes that word along the right margin uneven. This is a legal document and has to look just right, can anyone help me out, please? Thanks in advance. |
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Second line of paragraph won't indent like I need it to
Hello,
No, if I try to change the left indent from 0.5" or the hanging indent from 0.5" to anything else it will move the whole thing--the (f) and/or the (1). I need them to stay stationary and the 2nd line of text to line up with the 1st line of text. Ex: (f) (1) All cash fees payable under Subsections 2(a), 2(b), and 2(d) above shall be due and If you or anyone could help, I would appreciate it!! Thanks! "StevenM" wrote: "Studebaker" wrote: I need the 2nd line, "due and made payable...", to be indented at Tab 1.5 underneath the 1st line, "All cash fees payable..." The Paragraph Indentation dialog box shows Left Indent at 0.5" and a Hanging Indent By 0.5". I suspect there is a tab character in your first line, nonetheless, 0.5" + 0.5" is only 1.0" and not 1.5". If you set the hanging indent to 1", does that solve your problem? Steven Craig Miller Hello, I am working on a legal document someone else created. I can't get the 2nd line in one of their paragraphs to indent like I need it to. the They have the following sentence: Tab 0.5 Tab 1.0 Tab 1.5 Tab 6.5 | | | | (f) (1) All cash fees payable under Subsection 2(a) are due and made payable at the closing, etc., etc. I need the 2nd line, "due and made payable...", to be indented at Tab 1.5 underneath the 1st line, "All cash fees payable..." The Paragraph Indentation dialog box shows Left Indent at 0.5" and a Hanging Indent By 0.5". For now I've just put a paragraph break after the word "are" at the end of the first line and that works my indenting problem but the whole document is full justified and that leaves a big blank space after the "are" and it makes that word along the right margin uneven. This is a legal document and has to look just right, can anyone help me out, please? Thanks in advance. |
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Second line of paragraph won't indent like I need it to
Studebaker,
If you toggle the Pilcrow (the Paragraph symbol -- it looks like a P but facing the opposite direction) so to reveal the invisible codes, what do you see before and after "(f)"? (A tab character should look like an arrow -) See: http://word.mvps.org/FAQS/Formatting/NonPrintChars.htm The "Show/Hide" icon is a Pilcrow or Paragraph mark. So, do you have: (f) - (1) - All cash fees payable under ... And then you want the next line to line up under the "A" of "All cash ..", yes? I got it to work with Indent 0.5" & Hanging Indent 1" You wrote: if I try to change the left indent from 0.5" or the hanging indent from 0.5" to anything else it will move the whole thing--the (f) and/or the (1). Why would changing the "hanging indent" change anything on the first line? That does not make any sense. Unless the line before the line with (f) does not end with a paragraph mark. So, again toggle on the Pilcrow (Paragraph Mark), does the line before the line with "(f) - (1) - All cash ..." end with a Paragraph mark? Steven Craig Miller "Studebaker" wrote: Hello, No, if I try to change the left indent from 0.5" or the hanging indent from 0.5" to anything else it will move the whole thing--the (f) and/or the (1). I need them to stay stationary and the 2nd line of text to line up with the 1st line of text. Ex: (f) (1) All cash fees payable under Subsections 2(a), 2(b), and 2(d) above shall be due and If you or anyone could help, I would appreciate it!! Thanks! "StevenM" wrote: "Studebaker" wrote: I need the 2nd line, "due and made payable...", to be indented at Tab 1.5 underneath the 1st line, "All cash fees payable..." The Paragraph Indentation dialog box shows Left Indent at 0.5" and a Hanging Indent By 0.5". I suspect there is a tab character in your first line, nonetheless, 0.5" + 0.5" is only 1.0" and not 1.5". If you set the hanging indent to 1", does that solve your problem? Steven Craig Miller Hello, I am working on a legal document someone else created. I can't get the 2nd line in one of their paragraphs to indent like I need it to. the They have the following sentence: Tab 0.5 Tab 1.0 Tab 1.5 Tab 6.5 | | | | (f) (1) All cash fees payable under Subsection 2(a) are due and made payable at the closing, etc., etc. I need the 2nd line, "due and made payable...", to be indented at Tab 1.5 underneath the 1st line, "All cash fees payable..." The Paragraph Indentation dialog box shows Left Indent at 0.5" and a Hanging Indent By 0.5". For now I've just put a paragraph break after the word "are" at the end of the first line and that works my indenting problem but the whole document is full justified and that leaves a big blank space after the "are" and it makes that word along the right margin uneven. This is a legal document and has to look just right, can anyone help me out, please? Thanks in advance. |
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Second line of paragraph won't indent like I need it to
Changing the hanging indent would change the first line because it (by
default) sets a tab stop at the position of the hanging indent, which then overrides the built-in tab stops to the left of it. It will be necessary to explicitly set a tab stop at 1" in order to make this work. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "StevenM" stevencraigmiller(at)comcast(dot)net wrote in message ... Studebaker, If you toggle the Pilcrow (the Paragraph symbol -- it looks like a P but facing the opposite direction) so to reveal the invisible codes, what do you see before and after "(f)"? (A tab character should look like an arrow -) See: http://word.mvps.org/FAQS/Formatting/NonPrintChars.htm The "Show/Hide" icon is a Pilcrow or Paragraph mark. So, do you have: (f) - (1) - All cash fees payable under ... And then you want the next line to line up under the "A" of "All cash ..", yes? I got it to work with Indent 0.5" & Hanging Indent 1" You wrote: if I try to change the left indent from 0.5" or the hanging indent from 0.5" to anything else it will move the whole thing--the (f) and/or the (1). Why would changing the "hanging indent" change anything on the first line? That does not make any sense. Unless the line before the line with (f) does not end with a paragraph mark. So, again toggle on the Pilcrow (Paragraph Mark), does the line before the line with "(f) - (1) - All cash ..." end with a Paragraph mark? Steven Craig Miller "Studebaker" wrote: Hello, No, if I try to change the left indent from 0.5" or the hanging indent from 0.5" to anything else it will move the whole thing--the (f) and/or the (1). I need them to stay stationary and the 2nd line of text to line up with the 1st line of text. Ex: (f) (1) All cash fees payable under Subsections 2(a), 2(b), and 2(d) above shall be due and If you or anyone could help, I would appreciate it!! Thanks! "StevenM" wrote: "Studebaker" wrote: I need the 2nd line, "due and made payable...", to be indented at Tab 1.5 underneath the 1st line, "All cash fees payable..." The Paragraph Indentation dialog box shows Left Indent at 0.5" and a Hanging Indent By 0.5". I suspect there is a tab character in your first line, nonetheless, 0.5" + 0.5" is only 1.0" and not 1.5". If you set the hanging indent to 1", does that solve your problem? Steven Craig Miller Hello, I am working on a legal document someone else created. I can't get the 2nd line in one of their paragraphs to indent like I need it to. the They have the following sentence: Tab 0.5 Tab 1.0 Tab 1.5 Tab 6.5 | | | | (f) (1) All cash fees payable under Subsection 2(a) are due and made payable at the closing, etc., etc. I need the 2nd line, "due and made payable...", to be indented at Tab 1.5 underneath the 1st line, "All cash fees payable..." The Paragraph Indentation dialog box shows Left Indent at 0.5" and a Hanging Indent By 0.5". For now I've just put a paragraph break after the word "are" at the end of the first line and that works my indenting problem but the whole document is full justified and that leaves a big blank space after the "are" and it makes that word along the right margin uneven. This is a legal document and has to look just right, can anyone help me out, please? Thanks in advance. |
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Second line of paragraph won't indent like I need it to
I have been using a tabstop at both 0.5" and 1" to attempt to replicate
Studebaker's situation, and my text was formatting as needed. But you're right, the fist tab is not needed, only one at 1". Steven Craig Miller "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Changing the hanging indent would change the first line because it (by default) sets a tab stop at the position of the hanging indent, which then overrides the built-in tab stops to the left of it. It will be necessary to explicitly set a tab stop at 1" in order to make this work. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "StevenM" stevencraigmiller(at)comcast(dot)net wrote in message ... Studebaker, If you toggle the Pilcrow (the Paragraph symbol -- it looks like a P but facing the opposite direction) so to reveal the invisible codes, what do you see before and after "(f)"? (A tab character should look like an arrow -) See: http://word.mvps.org/FAQS/Formatting/NonPrintChars.htm The "Show/Hide" icon is a Pilcrow or Paragraph mark. So, do you have: (f) - (1) - All cash fees payable under ... And then you want the next line to line up under the "A" of "All cash ..", yes? I got it to work with Indent 0.5" & Hanging Indent 1" You wrote: if I try to change the left indent from 0.5" or the hanging indent from 0.5" to anything else it will move the whole thing--the (f) and/or the (1). Why would changing the "hanging indent" change anything on the first line? That does not make any sense. Unless the line before the line with (f) does not end with a paragraph mark. So, again toggle on the Pilcrow (Paragraph Mark), does the line before the line with "(f) - (1) - All cash ..." end with a Paragraph mark? Steven Craig Miller "Studebaker" wrote: Hello, No, if I try to change the left indent from 0.5" or the hanging indent from 0.5" to anything else it will move the whole thing--the (f) and/or the (1). I need them to stay stationary and the 2nd line of text to line up with the 1st line of text. Ex: (f) (1) All cash fees payable under Subsections 2(a), 2(b), and 2(d) above shall be due and If you or anyone could help, I would appreciate it!! Thanks! "StevenM" wrote: "Studebaker" wrote: I need the 2nd line, "due and made payable...", to be indented at Tab 1.5 underneath the 1st line, "All cash fees payable..." The Paragraph Indentation dialog box shows Left Indent at 0.5" and a Hanging Indent By 0.5". I suspect there is a tab character in your first line, nonetheless, 0.5" + 0.5" is only 1.0" and not 1.5". If you set the hanging indent to 1", does that solve your problem? Steven Craig Miller Hello, I am working on a legal document someone else created. I can't get the 2nd line in one of their paragraphs to indent like I need it to. the They have the following sentence: Tab 0.5 Tab 1.0 Tab 1.5 Tab 6.5 | | | | (f) (1) All cash fees payable under Subsection 2(a) are due and made payable at the closing, etc., etc. I need the 2nd line, "due and made payable...", to be indented at Tab 1.5 underneath the 1st line, "All cash fees payable..." The Paragraph Indentation dialog box shows Left Indent at 0.5" and a Hanging Indent By 0.5". For now I've just put a paragraph break after the word "are" at the end of the first line and that works my indenting problem but the whole document is full justified and that leaves a big blank space after the "are" and it makes that word along the right margin uneven. This is a legal document and has to look just right, can anyone help me out, please? Thanks in advance. |
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Second line of paragraph won't indent like I need it to
Hello Steven,
I can't visualize what you mean...can you explain? I put my cursor before the (f) and opened the paragraph/indent dialog box. I kept the left indent at 0.5" and changed the hanging indent to 1.0" like I thought you meant but it moves the (1) as well as the 2nd line on down of the paragraph text. I want the (f) and the (1) to remain at 0.5" and 1.0" respectively and I want the 2nd line of paragraph text on down to be aligned under the 1st line of text which is at 1.5". Do you know what I mean? I appreciate you helping me out! P.S. I *do* have tab arrows like you asked in your other post when I unhide the formatting codes. "StevenM" wrote: I have been using a tabstop at both 0.5" and 1" to attempt to replicate Studebaker's situation, and my text was formatting as needed. But you're right, the fist tab is not needed, only one at 1". Steven Craig Miller "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Changing the hanging indent would change the first line because it (by default) sets a tab stop at the position of the hanging indent, which then overrides the built-in tab stops to the left of it. It will be necessary to explicitly set a tab stop at 1" in order to make this work. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "StevenM" stevencraigmiller(at)comcast(dot)net wrote in message ... Studebaker, If you toggle the Pilcrow (the Paragraph symbol -- it looks like a P but facing the opposite direction) so to reveal the invisible codes, what do you see before and after "(f)"? (A tab character should look like an arrow -) See: http://word.mvps.org/FAQS/Formatting/NonPrintChars.htm The "Show/Hide" icon is a Pilcrow or Paragraph mark. So, do you have: (f) - (1) - All cash fees payable under ... And then you want the next line to line up under the "A" of "All cash ..", yes? I got it to work with Indent 0.5" & Hanging Indent 1" You wrote: if I try to change the left indent from 0.5" or the hanging indent from 0.5" to anything else it will move the whole thing--the (f) and/or the (1). Why would changing the "hanging indent" change anything on the first line? That does not make any sense. Unless the line before the line with (f) does not end with a paragraph mark. So, again toggle on the Pilcrow (Paragraph Mark), does the line before the line with "(f) - (1) - All cash ..." end with a Paragraph mark? Steven Craig Miller "Studebaker" wrote: Hello, No, if I try to change the left indent from 0.5" or the hanging indent from 0.5" to anything else it will move the whole thing--the (f) and/or the (1). I need them to stay stationary and the 2nd line of text to line up with the 1st line of text. Ex: (f) (1) All cash fees payable under Subsections 2(a), 2(b), and 2(d) above shall be due and If you or anyone could help, I would appreciate it!! Thanks! "StevenM" wrote: "Studebaker" wrote: I need the 2nd line, "due and made payable...", to be indented at Tab 1.5 underneath the 1st line, "All cash fees payable..." The Paragraph Indentation dialog box shows Left Indent at 0.5" and a Hanging Indent By 0.5". I suspect there is a tab character in your first line, nonetheless, 0.5" + 0.5" is only 1.0" and not 1.5". If you set the hanging indent to 1", does that solve your problem? Steven Craig Miller Hello, I am working on a legal document someone else created. I can't get the 2nd line in one of their paragraphs to indent like I need it to. the They have the following sentence: Tab 0.5 Tab 1.0 Tab 1.5 Tab 6.5 | | | | (f) (1) All cash fees payable under Subsection 2(a) are due and made payable at the closing, etc., etc. I need the 2nd line, "due and made payable...", to be indented at Tab 1.5 underneath the 1st line, "All cash fees payable..." The Paragraph Indentation dialog box shows Left Indent at 0.5" and a Hanging Indent By 0.5". For now I've just put a paragraph break after the word "are" at the end of the first line and that works my indenting problem but the whole document is full justified and that leaves a big blank space after the "are" and it makes that word along the right margin uneven. This is a legal document and has to look just right, can anyone help me out, please? Thanks in advance. |
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Second line of paragraph won't indent like I need it to
Studebaker,
I want the (f) and the (1) to remain at 0.5" and 1.0" respectively and I want the 2nd line of paragraph text on down to be aligned under the 1st line of text which is at 1.5". Do you know what I mean? Yes. I can't visualize what you mean...can you explain? Okay, put your cursor anyplace on the paragraph we're woking on. Look at your horizontal ruler (usually at the top, right above the page). If you don't have a ruler at the top, you need to turn it on. Goto: View Ruler and that will turn it on. (Perhaps in Word 2007, there is another method for turning it on?) You should have an upside down triangle at the top of the 0.5" mark; a L-shaped mark (=tab stop) at the 1" mark; and a rightside up triangle with a box below it at the bottom of the 1.5" mark. Yes or no? Also, you should be able to move your cursor from the beginning of the paragraph to the end of the paragraph without these marks changing. You should also be able to goto: Format Paragraph and see: 0.5" indent & Hanging, followed by 1". You should be able to goto: Format Tabs and see: 1" in the big box. You should be able to goto: Format Style Modify Format Paragraph & then Tabs and see the same numbers. (If you're using Word 2007, some of these menus might be in different locations, but the idea is the same.) In addition, click on the Pilcrow-Paragraph mark and the first line shoul read: (f) - (1) - All cash fees payable under ... There should be empty space before the (f). My "-" is meant to represent the visible tab marks (which will disappear when you click on the Pilcrow symbol again). The second line should begin under the "A" of "All cash ..." What version of Word do you use? Steven Craig Miller "Studebaker" wrote: Hello Steven, I can't visualize what you mean...can you explain? I put my cursor before the (f) and opened the paragraph/indent dialog box. I kept the left indent at 0.5" and changed the hanging indent to 1.0" like I thought you meant but it moves the (1) as well as the 2nd line on down of the paragraph text. I want the (f) and the (1) to remain at 0.5" and 1.0" respectively and I want the 2nd line of paragraph text on down to be aligned under the 1st line of text which is at 1.5". Do you know what I mean? I appreciate you helping me out! P.S. I *do* have tab arrows like you asked in your other post when I unhide the formatting codes. "StevenM" wrote: I have been using a tabstop at both 0.5" and 1" to attempt to replicate Studebaker's situation, and my text was formatting as needed. But you're right, the fist tab is not needed, only one at 1". Steven Craig Miller "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Changing the hanging indent would change the first line because it (by default) sets a tab stop at the position of the hanging indent, which then overrides the built-in tab stops to the left of it. It will be necessary to explicitly set a tab stop at 1" in order to make this work. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "StevenM" stevencraigmiller(at)comcast(dot)net wrote in message ... Studebaker, If you toggle the Pilcrow (the Paragraph symbol -- it looks like a P but facing the opposite direction) so to reveal the invisible codes, what do you see before and after "(f)"? (A tab character should look like an arrow -) See: http://word.mvps.org/FAQS/Formatting/NonPrintChars.htm The "Show/Hide" icon is a Pilcrow or Paragraph mark. So, do you have: (f) - (1) - All cash fees payable under ... And then you want the next line to line up under the "A" of "All cash ..", yes? I got it to work with Indent 0.5" & Hanging Indent 1" You wrote: if I try to change the left indent from 0.5" or the hanging indent from 0.5" to anything else it will move the whole thing--the (f) and/or the (1). Why would changing the "hanging indent" change anything on the first line? That does not make any sense. Unless the line before the line with (f) does not end with a paragraph mark. So, again toggle on the Pilcrow (Paragraph Mark), does the line before the line with "(f) - (1) - All cash ..." end with a Paragraph mark? Steven Craig Miller "Studebaker" wrote: Hello, No, if I try to change the left indent from 0.5" or the hanging indent from 0.5" to anything else it will move the whole thing--the (f) and/or the (1). I need them to stay stationary and the 2nd line of text to line up with the 1st line of text. Ex: (f) (1) All cash fees payable under Subsections 2(a), 2(b), and 2(d) above shall be due and If you or anyone could help, I would appreciate it!! Thanks! "StevenM" wrote: "Studebaker" wrote: I need the 2nd line, "due and made payable...", to be indented at Tab 1.5 underneath the 1st line, "All cash fees payable..." The Paragraph Indentation dialog box shows Left Indent at 0.5" and a Hanging Indent By 0.5". I suspect there is a tab character in your first line, nonetheless, 0.5" + 0.5" is only 1.0" and not 1.5". If you set the hanging indent to 1", does that solve your problem? Steven Craig Miller Hello, I am working on a legal document someone else created. I can't get the 2nd line in one of their paragraphs to indent like I need it to. the They have the following sentence: Tab 0.5 Tab 1.0 Tab 1.5 Tab 6.5 | | | | (f) (1) All cash fees payable under Subsection 2(a) are due and made payable at the closing, etc., etc. I need the 2nd line, "due and made payable...", to be indented at Tab 1.5 underneath the 1st line, "All cash fees payable..." The Paragraph Indentation dialog box shows Left Indent at 0.5" and a Hanging Indent By 0.5". For now I've just put a paragraph break after the word "are" at the end of the first line and that works my indenting problem but the whole document is full justified and that leaves a big blank space after the "are" and it makes that word along the right margin uneven. This is a legal document and has to look just right, can anyone help me out, please? Thanks in advance. |
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Second line of paragraph won't indent like I need it to
It worked!!! I had the tabs/indents in the wrong order. I went through you
answer and all the Paragraph and Tab dialog boxes all show what you mention. Just so I can understand, why doesn't the Paragraph dialog box now say 1.5" for the hanging indent? I understand the left tab at 0.5" for the (f) and the L-tab stop at 1" for the (1) but shouldn't the hanging indent in the Paragraph dialog box now read 1.5" for the text part of the paragraph? (Don't get me wrong, everything looks and works as it should. I just want to understand). Thank you so much, Steven!! P.S. I'm on someone else's PC and so I'm having to use Word 2007 on this doc. No problem b/c I know Word 2003 and could translate your instructions for Word 2007. "StevenM" wrote: Studebaker, I want the (f) and the (1) to remain at 0.5" and 1.0" respectively and I want the 2nd line of paragraph text on down to be aligned under the 1st line of text which is at 1.5". Do you know what I mean? Yes. I can't visualize what you mean...can you explain? Okay, put your cursor anyplace on the paragraph we're woking on. Look at your horizontal ruler (usually at the top, right above the page). If you don't have a ruler at the top, you need to turn it on. Goto: View Ruler and that will turn it on. (Perhaps in Word 2007, there is another method for turning it on?) You should have an upside down triangle at the top of the 0.5" mark; a L-shaped mark (=tab stop) at the 1" mark; and a rightside up triangle with a box below it at the bottom of the 1.5" mark. Yes or no? Also, you should be able to move your cursor from the beginning of the paragraph to the end of the paragraph without these marks changing. You should also be able to goto: Format Paragraph and see: 0.5" indent & Hanging, followed by 1". You should be able to goto: Format Tabs and see: 1" in the big box. You should be able to goto: Format Style Modify Format Paragraph & then Tabs and see the same numbers. (If you're using Word 2007, some of these menus might be in different locations, but the idea is the same.) In addition, click on the Pilcrow-Paragraph mark and the first line shoul read: (f) - (1) - All cash fees payable under ... There should be empty space before the (f). My "-" is meant to represent the visible tab marks (which will disappear when you click on the Pilcrow symbol again). The second line should begin under the "A" of "All cash ..." What version of Word do you use? Steven Craig Miller "Studebaker" wrote: Hello Steven, I can't visualize what you mean...can you explain? I put my cursor before the (f) and opened the paragraph/indent dialog box. I kept the left indent at 0.5" and changed the hanging indent to 1.0" like I thought you meant but it moves the (1) as well as the 2nd line on down of the paragraph text. I want the (f) and the (1) to remain at 0.5" and 1.0" respectively and I want the 2nd line of paragraph text on down to be aligned under the 1st line of text which is at 1.5". Do you know what I mean? I appreciate you helping me out! P.S. I *do* have tab arrows like you asked in your other post when I unhide the formatting codes. "StevenM" wrote: I have been using a tabstop at both 0.5" and 1" to attempt to replicate Studebaker's situation, and my text was formatting as needed. But you're right, the fist tab is not needed, only one at 1". Steven Craig Miller "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Changing the hanging indent would change the first line because it (by default) sets a tab stop at the position of the hanging indent, which then overrides the built-in tab stops to the left of it. It will be necessary to explicitly set a tab stop at 1" in order to make this work. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "StevenM" stevencraigmiller(at)comcast(dot)net wrote in message ... Studebaker, If you toggle the Pilcrow (the Paragraph symbol -- it looks like a P but facing the opposite direction) so to reveal the invisible codes, what do you see before and after "(f)"? (A tab character should look like an arrow -) See: http://word.mvps.org/FAQS/Formatting/NonPrintChars.htm The "Show/Hide" icon is a Pilcrow or Paragraph mark. So, do you have: (f) - (1) - All cash fees payable under ... And then you want the next line to line up under the "A" of "All cash ..", yes? I got it to work with Indent 0.5" & Hanging Indent 1" You wrote: if I try to change the left indent from 0.5" or the hanging indent from 0.5" to anything else it will move the whole thing--the (f) and/or the (1). Why would changing the "hanging indent" change anything on the first line? That does not make any sense. Unless the line before the line with (f) does not end with a paragraph mark. So, again toggle on the Pilcrow (Paragraph Mark), does the line before the line with "(f) - (1) - All cash ..." end with a Paragraph mark? Steven Craig Miller "Studebaker" wrote: Hello, No, if I try to change the left indent from 0.5" or the hanging indent from 0.5" to anything else it will move the whole thing--the (f) and/or the (1). I need them to stay stationary and the 2nd line of text to line up with the 1st line of text. Ex: (f) (1) All cash fees payable under Subsections 2(a), 2(b), and 2(d) above shall be due and If you or anyone could help, I would appreciate it!! Thanks! "StevenM" wrote: "Studebaker" wrote: I need the 2nd line, "due and made payable...", to be indented at Tab 1.5 underneath the 1st line, "All cash fees payable..." The Paragraph Indentation dialog box shows Left Indent at 0.5" and a Hanging Indent By 0.5". I suspect there is a tab character in your first line, nonetheless, 0.5" + 0.5" is only 1.0" and not 1.5". If you set the hanging indent to 1", does that solve your problem? Steven Craig Miller Hello, I am working on a legal document someone else created. I can't get the 2nd line in one of their paragraphs to indent like I need it to. the They have the following sentence: Tab 0.5 Tab 1.0 Tab 1.5 Tab 6.5 | | | | (f) (1) All cash fees payable under Subsection 2(a) are due and made payable at the closing, etc., etc. I need the 2nd line, "due and made payable...", to be indented at Tab 1.5 underneath the 1st line, "All cash fees payable..." The Paragraph Indentation dialog box shows Left Indent at 0.5" and a Hanging Indent By 0.5". For now I've just put a paragraph break after the word "are" at the end of the first line and that works my indenting problem but the whole document is full justified and that leaves a big blank space after the "are" and it makes that word along the right margin uneven. This is a legal document and has to look just right, can anyone help me out, please? Thanks in advance. |
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Studebaker,
Just so I can understand, why doesn't the Paragraph dialog box now say 1.5" for the hanging indent? I understand the left tab at 0.5" for the (f) and the L-tab stop at 1" for the (1) but shouldn't the hanging indent in the Paragraph dialog box now read 1.5" for the text part of the paragraph? I'm glad things are now working for you. I thought our next step would be to seed screen shots to each other by e-mail. I'm glad we didn't have to go that far. grin As to why the hanging indent says 1" and not 1.5": The "Left indent" is for the whole paragraph. The hanging indent is an extra indent for the rest of the paragraph (excluding the first line). In my first message to you, I mentioned that one needed to add the Left indent of 0.5" and the hanging indent of 1" to get to the 1.5" mark. (I all too often have to read instructions two or three times before I can begin to comprehend them.) Anyway, things are now working for you. Steven Craig Miller |
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Thanks. I will look over what you said and learn something.
"StevenM" wrote: Studebaker, Just so I can understand, why doesn't the Paragraph dialog box now say 1.5" for the hanging indent? I understand the left tab at 0.5" for the (f) and the L-tab stop at 1" for the (1) but shouldn't the hanging indent in the Paragraph dialog box now read 1.5" for the text part of the paragraph? I'm glad things are now working for you. I thought our next step would be to seed screen shots to each other by e-mail. I'm glad we didn't have to go that far. grin As to why the hanging indent says 1" and not 1.5": The "Left indent" is for the whole paragraph. The hanging indent is an extra indent for the rest of the paragraph (excluding the first line). In my first message to you, I mentioned that one needed to add the Left indent of 0.5" and the hanging indent of 1" to get to the 1.5" mark. (I all too often have to read instructions two or three times before I can begin to comprehend them.) Anyway, things are now working for you. Steven Craig Miller |
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