MS Word: Text paragraph format

1. Go to Format Paragraph .

=> Appear Paragraph dialog box:

2. Select the Indents and Spacing tab

3. General

• Alignment: Align.
  • Left: Left alignment
  • Justified: Seamlessly spread the word to the 2 sides
  • Centered: Center alignment
  • Right: Right alignment.
• Outline level:

4. Indentation: Backing in / out paragraphs versus text margins

• Left: Left margin
• Right: Right:
  Number (-) moves backwards
  Number (+) reverses in the margin
• Special:
  • First line: Leave the margin for the first line of the paragraph, default to By = 1.27 cm

  • Hanging: The line is not the first line of the paragraph, usually by default = = 0

5. Spacing: Blank space between paragraphs.

• Before: The distance from the top point of the paragraph with the above paragraph.
• After: Distance from the bottom point of the paragraph to the lower section.
• Line spacing: Line extension in the paragraph.
  • Single: Single line stretch (Ctrl + 1)
  • 1.5 lines: Stretch line 1.5 (Ctrl + 5)
  • Double: Double line spacing (Ctrl + 2)
  • At least: Minimum extension.
  • Exactly: Stretch to follow the exact number with At

    .
  • Multiple: Maximum extension
• With line extension is At least, Exactly and Multiple with At part

  to enter the number you like.

6. Click the Tabs button . if you want to change the length of the tab (default length of the tab = 1.27cm)

* If you can use the Formatting toolbar to quickly align text:

• Aligns the left:

  (Ctrl + L)
• Align center:

  (Ctrl + E)
• Right alignment:

  (Ctrl + R)
• Evenly spread text to 2 margins:

  (Ctrl + J)