Formatting paragraphs

The page settings under the Page Layout tab let you configure basic page settings, such as margins, text direction, page orientation, and page size. In the Paragraph panel, you can define the indentation and line spacing values that affect the selected lines or the entire paragraph depending on your selection.

 

Paragraph indent and spacing

Using the tools in Paragraph under the Page Layout tab, you can apply indentation and line spacing values to the specified lines or paragraphs. If you select certain text or the insertion point is in a paragraph, the changes you make in Paragraph affect only the selected text or paragraph containing the insertion point.

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  1. In Write mode, do any of the following:

    • Choose Page Layout > Paragraph.

    • Specify an insertion point or select text. Right-click on it and choose Paragraph… from the options.

  2. In the Paragraph dialog box, define the indentation and spacing values to directly apply to the entire paragraph or the line that contains an insertion point. In the Paragraph dialog box, define the indentation and spacing value as needed and click OK to apply changes to the selection.

 

Aligning text

In the General area of the Paragraph dialog box, choose one from the following alignment options: left, centered, right, justified, or distributed. If justified is selected, the selected text is aligned evenly along the left and right margins. The alignment options apply to lines that contain the selected text and the entire paragraph.

(top-left) Aligning horizontal text to the right, leaving the left edge ragged;
(top-right) Justifying all horizontal text except the last sentence, which is left-aligned;
(bottom-left)) Aligning horizontal text to the center, leaving both edges of the paragraph ragged:
(bottom-right) Justifying all horizontal text, including the last sentence.

Page settings

The Page Settings features let you configure basic page settings, such as margins, text direction, page orientation, page size, separating a page into columns, and breaking a page into two.

In Write mode, do any of the following:

  • Choose Page Layout > Page Settings. Select a feature to change the page layout of the document.

  • Right-click anywhere on the page and select Page… from the options. In the Page Setup dialog box, select options to change settings and click OK.

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