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# Increase Indent

Increases the left indent of the current paragraph or cell content and sets it to the next default tab position.

If several paragraphs are selected, the indentation of all selected paragraphs is increased.The cell content refers to the current value under Format - Cells - Alignment tab.

To access this command...

#### From the menu bar:

Choose Format - Spacing - Increase Indent.

#### From the tabbed interface:

Choose Home - Increase Indent.

#### From toolbars:

Increase Indent

#### From the sidebar:

On the Alignment panel of the Properties deck, choose Increase Indent.

On the Paragraph panel of the Properties deck, choose Increase Indent.

Click the Increase Indent icon while holding down the Command Ctrl key to move the indenting of the selected paragraph by the default tab distance set under LibreOfficeDev Writer - General in the Options dialog box.

Example:

The indents of two paragraphs are moved with the Increase Indent function to a standard tab distance of 2 cm:

Original indent | Indent increased | Indent increased by the amount with the Command Ctrl key.
--- | --- | ---
0.25 cm | 2 cm | 2.25 cm
0.5 cm | 2 cm | 2.5 cm

Related Topics

Decrease Indent

Indenting Paragraphs

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