To indent the first line of every paragraph automatically

1. Position your cursor at the top of your document.

2. Click the Menu button wpj00004.gif on the Common toolbar.

3. Click Format, Paragraph, Format.

4. In the First Line Indent box, type a value representing the distance that you want to indent the first line of every paragraph.

5. Type the text.

Tip

wpj00001.gif Once you have typed a value in the First Line Indent box, you can press ENTER to indent the first line of a new paragraph.

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