Let us see the procedure to perform first line indentation. You can move the left side of the first line of a paragraph inward toward the center. We will see this dialog box in the next section. You can also use the Paragraph Dialog Box to set the left and the right indentations. Step 2 − You can remove right indentation by clicking the Decrease Right Indent spinner in the opposite direction. You can use the Left Indent spinners as well to set left indentation from the same place. You can click on the spinner multiple times to create deeper indentation. Step 1 − Click anywhere on the paragraph you want to indent and then click on the Increase Right Indent spinner available on the Page Layout tab. Let us use the following steps to create right indentation. Right indentation means to move the right edge of the paragraph inward towards the center of the paragraph. We will see this dialog box in the last section of this chapter. You can also use the Paragraph Dialog Box to set left and right indentations. You can click multiple times to remove deeper indentation. Step 2 − You can remove left indentation by clicking the Decrease Indent button available on Home tab or simply press Ctrl + Shift+ M keys. You can click multiple times to create deeper indentation. Step 1 − Click anywhere on the paragraph you want to indent left and click the Increase Indent button available on the Home tab or simply press the Ctrl + M keys. Let us use the following steps to create left indentation. Left indentation means to move the left edge of the paragraph inward towards the center of the paragraph. This chapter will teach you how to indent your paragraphs with or without the first line of the paragraphs.

You can indent paragraphs in your document from the left margin, the right margin, or both the margins. As you know the margin settings determine the blank space that appears on each side of a paragraph. In this chapter, we will discuss the how to indent paragraphs in Word 2010.

How to do first line indent in word