1. Select the paragraph you want to indent.
2. If you don't see the horizontal ruler (horizontal ruler: A bar marked off in units of measure (such as inches) that is displayed across the top of the document window.), click Ruler on the View menu.
3. On the horizontal ruler, drag the First Line Indent marker to the position where you want the text to start.

   

   Tip

   For more precision in setting a first-line indent, you can select options on the Indents and Spacing tab (Format menu, Paragraph command). In the Special list under Indentation, click First line, and then set the other options you want.

1. Select the paragraph you want to change.
2. On the Formatting toolbar (toolbar: A bar with buttons and options that you use to carry out commands. To display a toolbar, press ALT and then SHIFT+F10.), click Increase Indent or Decrease Indent .

3. Microsoft Word increases the indent by one tab stop (tab stop: A location on the horizontal ruler that indicates how far to indent text or where to begin a column of text.). If you want to change the position of the indent, you can first set a different tab stop.

1. Select the paragraph you want to change.
2. If you don't see the horizontal ruler (horizontal ruler: A bar marked off in units of measure (such as inches) that is displayed across the top of the document window.), click Ruler on the View menu.
3. On the horizontal ruler, drag the Right Indent marker to the position where you want the text to end.

   

1. On the Tools menu, click AutoCorrect Options, and then click the AutoFormat As You Type tab.
2. Under Automatically as you type, select the Set left- and first-indent with tabs and backspaces check box.
3. To indent the first line of a paragraph, click in front of the line.

   To indent an entire paragraph, click in front of any line but the first line.

4. Press the TAB key.

Note  To remove the indent, press BACKSPACE before moving the insertion point. You can also click Undo on the Edit menu.

1. Select the paragraph in which you want to create a hanging indent (hanging indent: Paragraph formatting in which the second and subsequent lines of a paragraph are indented more than the first line. Common uses for the hanging indent are bulleted and numbered lists.).
2. If you don't see the horizontal ruler (horizontal ruler: A bar marked off in units of measure (such as inches) that is displayed across the top of the document window.), click Ruler on the View menu.
3. On the horizontal ruler, drag the Hanging Indent marker to the position at which you want the indent to start.

   

   Tip

   For more precision in setting a hanging indent, use the Indents and Spacing tab (Format menu, Paragraph command). In the Special list under Indentation, select Hanging. In the By box, set the amount of space for the hanging indent.

1. Select the paragraph you want to extend into the left margin.
2. If you don't see the horizontal ruler (horizontal ruler: A bar marked off in units of measure (such as inches) that is displayed across the top of the document window.), click Ruler on the View menu.
3. On the horizontal ruler, drag the Left Indent marker to the position where you want the paragraph to start.