{"id":150,"date":"2022-12-01T20:31:11","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T20:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-compappmgr\/chapter\/alignment-justification-indentation\/"},"modified":"2022-12-01T20:31:11","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T20:31:11","slug":"alignment-justification-indentation","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-compappmgr\/chapter\/alignment-justification-indentation\/","title":{"raw":"Alignment, Justification, and Indentation","rendered":"Alignment, Justification, and Indentation"},"content":{"raw":"\n<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\n<h3>Learning Outcomes<\/h3>\n<ul>\n \t<li>Change alignment of text.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Alignment<\/h2>\nTo align or justify text, move your cursor into the paragraph you want to change, then click the left-align, right-align, centered, or justify buttons.\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-312 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/04195647\/alignribbon.png\" alt=\"A microsoft word document is open zoomed in specifically on the ribbon section. On the close up of the ribbon section, the four alignment options are highlighted by a green box.\" width=\"800\" height=\"157\">\n\nAlignment is how text flows&nbsp;in relation&nbsp;to the rest of the page (or column, table cell, text box, etc.). There are four&nbsp;main alignments: left, right, center, and justified.\n<ul>\n \t<li><strong>Left-aligned text<\/strong>&nbsp;is text that is aligned with a&nbsp;left edge. You can also left-align your text with the shortcut&nbsp;<strong>Ctrl+L<\/strong> (<strong>Cmnd+L)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>Right-aligned text<\/strong>&nbsp;is text that is aligned with a&nbsp;right edge.&nbsp;You can also right-align your text with the shortcut <strong>Ctrl+R<\/strong> (<strong>Cmnd+R<\/strong>).<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>Centered text<\/strong> is text that is centered between two edges. You can also center-align your text with the shortcut&nbsp;<strong>Ctrl+E<\/strong> (<strong>Cmnd+E<\/strong>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">Left-aligned<\/div><\/th>\n<th>Centered<\/th>\n<th>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">Right-aligned<\/div><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-307\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/04193122\/alginleft.png\" alt=\"A section of text with a green line to the left of it indicating it has been aligned to the left.\" width=\"250\" height=\"108\"><\/td>\n<td><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-308\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/04193210\/aligncenter.png\" alt=\"A section of text with a green line in the middle of it indicating it has been aligned to the center.\" width=\"250\" height=\"106\"><\/td>\n<td><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-309\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/04193300\/alignright.png\" alt=\"A section of text with a green line to the right of it indicating it has been aligned to the right.\" width=\"250\" height=\"108\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-313\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/04201938\/aligniconleft-150x150.png\" alt=\"Zoom in on align to the left.\" width=\"75\" height=\"64\"><\/td>\n<td><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-314\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/04202011\/aligniconcenter-150x150.png\" alt=\"Zoom in on align to the center.\" width=\"75\" height=\"64\"><\/td>\n<td><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-315\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/04202035\/aligniconright-150x150.png\" alt=\"Zoom in on align to the right.\" width=\"75\" height=\"64\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<strong>Justification&nbsp;<\/strong>controls the spacing between words. A justified text increases the space between words to fill the entire line so that it is aligned with both the left and right edges.&nbsp;You can also center-align your text with the shortcut&nbsp;<strong>Ctrl+J<\/strong> (<strong>Cmnd+J<\/strong>).\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_310\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"325\"]<img class=\"wp-image-310\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/04194644\/alignunjustified.png\" alt=\"A section of text is displayed with a straight green line on the left side and a curved green line on the right. This shows how the text is unjustified. \" width=\"325\" height=\"139\"> Unjustified text[\/caption]<\/td>\n<td>\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_311\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"325\"]<img class=\"wp-image-311\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/04194719\/alignjustified.png\" alt=\"A section of text is displayed with a straight green line on the left side and a straight green line on the right. This shows how the text is justified.\" width=\"325\" height=\"143\"> Justified text[\/caption]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-313\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/04201938\/aligniconleft-150x150.png\" alt=\"Unjustified text symbol.\" width=\"75\" height=\"64\"><\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-316\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/04202131\/aligniconjustify-150x150.png\" alt=\"Justified Text Symbol\" width=\"75\" height=\"64\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nYou can also change the alignment and justification settings in the paragraph dialog box.\n<div class=\"textbox tryit\">\n<h3>Practice Question<\/h3>\nhttps:\/\/assess.lumenlearning.com\/practice\/b7ec8576-b4b0-4aef-a91c-b926403e8b29\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\n<h3>Paragraph Dialog Box: Justification and Alignment<\/h3>\nOpen the paragraph dialog box by clicking the small arrow icon in the bottom-right corner of the Paragraph group.\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-341 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/05162547\/paragraphdialogbox.png\" alt=\"A microsoft word document is open zoomed in on the ribbon bar. A green arrow is pointing at paragraph dialog box which has already been surrounded by a green box.\" width=\"800\" height=\"165\">\n\nThe dropdown menu to change the alignment is near the top of the dialog box.\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-343 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/05164030\/paragraphdialogbox-alignment2.png\" alt=\"The dialog box has been zoomed in on with a green box around the alignment portion of the options.\" width=\"411\" height=\"195\">\n\n<\/div>\n<h2>Indentation<\/h2>\nIn many documents, indenting is a good way to distinguish the start of a new paragraph, especially when there is no paragraph spacing.\n\nTo indent, hit the Tab key once on your keyboard at the start of a paragraph.\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_345\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"645\"]<img class=\"wp-image-345 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/05165101\/Screen-Shot-2017-05-05-at-9.50.08-AM.png\" alt=\"A paragraph of text that has been indented.\" width=\"645\" height=\"179\"> One tab at the beginning of the first line of a paragraph.[\/caption]\n\nFor more control over indentation settings, use the&nbsp;paragraph dialog box.\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\n<h2>Paragraph Dialog Box: Indentation<\/h2>\nOpen the paragraph dialog box by clicking the small arrow icon in the bottom-right corner of the Paragraph group.\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-341 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/05162547\/paragraphdialogbox.png\" alt=\"A microsoft word document is open zoomed in on the ribbon bar. A green arrow is pointing at paragraph dialog box which has already been surrounded by a green box.\" width=\"800\" height=\"165\">\n\nThe indentation section is toward the middle of the dialog box.\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-344 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/05164620\/paragraphdialogbox-indent.png\" alt=\"The dialog box has been zoomed in on with a green box around the indentation portion of the options.\" width=\"411\" height=\"539\">\n\nThe Left and Right settings indent the entire paragraph to the left and right.\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\">Indentation Comparison<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_346\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"500\"]<img class=\"wp-image-346\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/05170032\/Screen-Shot-2017-05-05-at-9.58.46-AM.png\" alt=\"A section of text that has not been indented.\" width=\"500\" height=\"146\"> Without indentation[\/caption]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_347\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"500\"]<img class=\"wp-image-347\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/05170141\/Screen-Shot-2017-05-05-at-9.57.25-AM.png\" alt=\"A section of text that has been indented.\" width=\"500\" height=\"174\"> With 1-inch indentation on left and right sides[\/caption]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nThe Special dropdown menu allows you to choose to indent the first line of the paragraph or to create a hanging indent. Upon choosing First or Hanging, another field will appear to let you choose how big the first line or hanging indent will be.\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-348 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/05170520\/Screen-Shot-2017-05-05-at-10.04.06-AM.png\" alt=\"Zoom in on the special dropdown menu.\" width=\"211\" height=\"65\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_349\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"wp-image-349\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/05172200\/Screen-Shot-2017-05-05-at-10.21.02-AM.png\" alt=\"A section of text with a hanging indent.\" width=\"300\" height=\"138\"> Hanging indent[\/caption]<\/td>\n<td>\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_350\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"wp-image-350\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/05172217\/Screen-Shot-2017-05-05-at-10.21.41-AM.png\" alt=\"A section of text with a first line indent.\" width=\"300\" height=\"145\"> First line indent[\/caption]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textbox tryit\">\n<h3>Practice Question<\/h3>\nhttps:\/\/assess.lumenlearning.com\/practice\/4522c9e1-b505-435e-b9ee-6cf89e077c32\n\n<\/div>\n<h2>Contribute!<\/h2><div style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">Did you have an idea for improving this content? We\u2019d love your input.<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1klYgzNY6HUOGxgRHTOpQJqC3lC3ZfldXwEWNLx5wFMM\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 600; color: #077fab; text-decoration: none; border: 2px solid #077fab; border-radius: 7px; padding: 5px 25px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.5em;\">Improve this page<\/a><a style=\"margin-left: 16px;\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1vy-T6DtTF-BbMfpVEI7VP_R7w2A4anzYZLXR8Pk4Fu4\">Learn More<\/a>\n","rendered":"<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\n<h3>Learning Outcomes<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Change alignment of text.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Alignment<\/h2>\n<p>To align or justify text, move your cursor into the paragraph you want to change, then click the left-align, right-align, centered, or justify buttons.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-312 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/04195647\/alignribbon.png\" alt=\"A microsoft word document is open zoomed in specifically on the ribbon section. On the close up of the ribbon section, the four alignment options are highlighted by a green box.\" width=\"800\" height=\"157\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Alignment is how text flows&nbsp;in relation&nbsp;to the rest of the page (or column, table cell, text box, etc.). There are four&nbsp;main alignments: left, right, center, and justified.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Left-aligned text<\/strong>&nbsp;is text that is aligned with a&nbsp;left edge. You can also left-align your text with the shortcut&nbsp;<strong>Ctrl+L<\/strong> (<strong>Cmnd+L)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Right-aligned text<\/strong>&nbsp;is text that is aligned with a&nbsp;right edge.&nbsp;You can also right-align your text with the shortcut <strong>Ctrl+R<\/strong> (<strong>Cmnd+R<\/strong>).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Centered text<\/strong> is text that is centered between two edges. You can also center-align your text with the shortcut&nbsp;<strong>Ctrl+E<\/strong> (<strong>Cmnd+E<\/strong>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">Left-aligned<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>Centered<\/th>\n<th>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">Right-aligned<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-307\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/04193122\/alginleft.png\" alt=\"A section of text with a green line to the left of it indicating it has been aligned to the left.\" width=\"250\" height=\"108\" \/><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-308\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/04193210\/aligncenter.png\" alt=\"A section of text with a green line in the middle of it indicating it has been aligned to the center.\" width=\"250\" height=\"106\" \/><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-309\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/04193300\/alignright.png\" alt=\"A section of text with a green line to the right of it indicating it has been aligned to the right.\" width=\"250\" height=\"108\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-313\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/04201938\/aligniconleft-150x150.png\" alt=\"Zoom in on align to the left.\" width=\"75\" height=\"64\" \/><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-314\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/04202011\/aligniconcenter-150x150.png\" alt=\"Zoom in on align to the center.\" width=\"75\" height=\"64\" \/><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-315\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/04202035\/aligniconright-150x150.png\" alt=\"Zoom in on align to the right.\" width=\"75\" height=\"64\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Justification&nbsp;<\/strong>controls the spacing between words. A justified text increases the space between words to fill the entire line so that it is aligned with both the left and right edges.&nbsp;You can also center-align your text with the shortcut&nbsp;<strong>Ctrl+J<\/strong> (<strong>Cmnd+J<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div id=\"attachment_310\" style=\"width: 335px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-310\" class=\"wp-image-310\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/04194644\/alignunjustified.png\" alt=\"A section of text is displayed with a straight green line on the left side and a curved green line on the right. This shows how the text is unjustified.\" width=\"325\" height=\"139\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-310\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Unjustified text<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div id=\"attachment_311\" style=\"width: 335px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-311\" class=\"wp-image-311\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/04194719\/alignjustified.png\" alt=\"A section of text is displayed with a straight green line on the left side and a straight green line on the right. This shows how the text is justified.\" width=\"325\" height=\"143\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-311\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Justified text<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-313\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/04201938\/aligniconleft-150x150.png\" alt=\"Unjustified text symbol.\" width=\"75\" height=\"64\" \/><\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-316\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/04202131\/aligniconjustify-150x150.png\" alt=\"Justified Text Symbol\" width=\"75\" height=\"64\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>You can also change the alignment and justification settings in the paragraph dialog box.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox tryit\">\n<h3>Practice Question<\/h3>\n<p>\t<iframe id=\"assessment_practice_b7ec8576-b4b0-4aef-a91c-b926403e8b29\" class=\"resizable\" src=\"https:\/\/assess.lumenlearning.com\/practice\/b7ec8576-b4b0-4aef-a91c-b926403e8b29?iframe_resize_id=assessment_practice_id_b7ec8576-b4b0-4aef-a91c-b926403e8b29\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;width:100%;height:100%;min-height:300px;\"><br \/>\n\t<\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\n<h3>Paragraph Dialog Box: Justification and Alignment<\/h3>\n<p>Open the paragraph dialog box by clicking the small arrow icon in the bottom-right corner of the Paragraph group.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-341 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/05162547\/paragraphdialogbox.png\" alt=\"A microsoft word document is open zoomed in on the ribbon bar. A green arrow is pointing at paragraph dialog box which has already been surrounded by a green box.\" width=\"800\" height=\"165\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The dropdown menu to change the alignment is near the top of the dialog box.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-343 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/05164030\/paragraphdialogbox-alignment2.png\" alt=\"The dialog box has been zoomed in on with a green box around the alignment portion of the options.\" width=\"411\" height=\"195\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Indentation<\/h2>\n<p>In many documents, indenting is a good way to distinguish the start of a new paragraph, especially when there is no paragraph spacing.<\/p>\n<p>To indent, hit the Tab key once on your keyboard at the start of a paragraph.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_345\" style=\"width: 655px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-345\" class=\"wp-image-345 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/05165101\/Screen-Shot-2017-05-05-at-9.50.08-AM.png\" alt=\"A paragraph of text that has been indented.\" width=\"645\" height=\"179\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-345\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One tab at the beginning of the first line of a paragraph.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>For more control over indentation settings, use the&nbsp;paragraph dialog box.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\n<h2>Paragraph Dialog Box: Indentation<\/h2>\n<p>Open the paragraph dialog box by clicking the small arrow icon in the bottom-right corner of the Paragraph group.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-341 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/05162547\/paragraphdialogbox.png\" alt=\"A microsoft word document is open zoomed in on the ribbon bar. A green arrow is pointing at paragraph dialog box which has already been surrounded by a green box.\" width=\"800\" height=\"165\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The indentation section is toward the middle of the dialog box.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-344 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/05164620\/paragraphdialogbox-indent.png\" alt=\"The dialog box has been zoomed in on with a green box around the indentation portion of the options.\" width=\"411\" height=\"539\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Left and Right settings indent the entire paragraph to the left and right.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\">Indentation Comparison<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div id=\"attachment_346\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-346\" class=\"wp-image-346\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/05170032\/Screen-Shot-2017-05-05-at-9.58.46-AM.png\" alt=\"A section of text that has not been indented.\" width=\"500\" height=\"146\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-346\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Without indentation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_347\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-347\" class=\"wp-image-347\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/05170141\/Screen-Shot-2017-05-05-at-9.57.25-AM.png\" alt=\"A section of text that has been indented.\" width=\"500\" height=\"174\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-347\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">With 1-inch indentation on left and right sides<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The Special dropdown menu allows you to choose to indent the first line of the paragraph or to create a hanging indent. Upon choosing First or Hanging, another field will appear to let you choose how big the first line or hanging indent will be.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-348 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/05170520\/Screen-Shot-2017-05-05-at-10.04.06-AM.png\" alt=\"Zoom in on the special dropdown menu.\" width=\"211\" height=\"65\" \/><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div id=\"attachment_349\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-349\" class=\"wp-image-349\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/05172200\/Screen-Shot-2017-05-05-at-10.21.02-AM.png\" alt=\"A section of text with a hanging indent.\" width=\"300\" height=\"138\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-349\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hanging indent<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div id=\"attachment_350\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-350\" class=\"wp-image-350\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/05\/05172217\/Screen-Shot-2017-05-05-at-10.21.41-AM.png\" alt=\"A section of text with a first line indent.\" width=\"300\" height=\"145\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-350\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">First line indent<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textbox tryit\">\n<h3>Practice Question<\/h3>\n<p>\t<iframe id=\"assessment_practice_4522c9e1-b505-435e-b9ee-6cf89e077c32\" class=\"resizable\" src=\"https:\/\/assess.lumenlearning.com\/practice\/4522c9e1-b505-435e-b9ee-6cf89e077c32?iframe_resize_id=assessment_practice_id_4522c9e1-b505-435e-b9ee-6cf89e077c32\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;width:100%;height:100%;min-height:300px;\"><br \/>\n\t<\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Contribute!<\/h2>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">Did you have an idea for improving this content? 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