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• To change spacing
between
paragraphs:
1. Select one or more paragraphs
to change.
2. Select Paragraph
Spacing from the Paragraph
menu. A dialog box appears.
3. Fill in the dialog box, selecting the options you want:
• Space On Top. Select the spacing above a paragraph.
.
5.
•
Space On Bottom.
Select the spacing below a paragraph.
Click on Apply.
Click on Close.
Using Indentations,
Tabs, and Rulers
Setting indentations
The text of each paragraph
wraps within the right and left indentations,
which you can change using the Indentation
markers on the ruler. To specify
the right edge of the text, drag the Right Indent marker (a single triangle) to a
new location.
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The Left Indent marker is two triangles.
•
The upper triangle sets the indentation
of the first line of the
paragraph.
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for the remaining
lin_ of the
paragraph
(the hanging indent).
If both of the Left Indent triangles are together, all lines in the paragraph
align
beneath
the markers. If the top triangle is to the right of the bottom triangle,
the first line indents,
as shown in the illustration at left.
• To set indentations
by dragging:
1. Select all of the paragraphs
you want to indent. (If you want to indent
only a single paragraph,
move the insertion
point into that paragraph.)
2. Move the on-screen
pointer to the the first Indent marker (the upper
triangle); then click and hold the Select button.
3. Drag the marker to the place on the ruler where you want the indentation.
The existing t_ct or t_ct you type will be indented
as specified.
4. Select the Hanging Indent marker (the lower triangle) and press the Select
button; drag the marker to the place on the ruler where you want the
second and subsequent
lines to align.
• To set paragraph
indents
with the dialog box:
1. Select one or more paragraphs
you want to change.
2. Select Indents from the Paragraph
menu. A dialog box appears.
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