Indent a paragraph

Paragraph indentation determines the distance of the paragraph from the left margin.

  1. Select the paragraphs that you want to indent.

  2. On the Format menu, click Paragraph, and then click the Indents and Spacing tab.

  3. Under Indentation, do any of the following:

    To insert a

    Example

    Do this

    First-line indent

    First line indent

    On the Special pop-up menu, click First line.

    Hanging indent

    Hanging indent

    On the Special pop-up menu, click Hanging.

    Negative indent

    Negative indent

    In the Left or Right box, enter a negative number, and then on the Special pop-up menu, click Hanging.

Tip  To quickly indent an entire paragraph, click in the paragraph, and then on the Home tab, under Paragraph, click Increase Indent Increase Indent button.