1. Go to Format Paragraph .

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=> Appear Paragraph dialog box:

2. Select the Indents and Spacing tab

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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 MS Word: Text paragraph format images 3
    • 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 MS Word: Text paragraph format images 4 .
    • Multiple: Maximum extension
  • With line extension is At least, Exactly and Multiple with At part MS Word: Text paragraph format images 5 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: MS Word: Text paragraph format images 6 (Ctrl + L)
  • Align center: MS Word: Text paragraph format images 7 (Ctrl + E)
  • Right alignment: MS Word: Text paragraph format images 8 (Ctrl + R)
  • Evenly spread text to 2 margins: MS Word: Text paragraph format images 9 (Ctrl + J)