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Paragraph
The panel provides access to settings that change line spacing, indentation, and space between paragraphs in the selected text.
From the sidebar:
the sidebar deck and expand the panel.
Left
Aligns the paragraph to the left page margin.
Right
Aligns the paragraph to the right page margin.
Centered
Centers the contents of the paragraph on the page.
Align Center HorizontallyCentered
Justify
Aligns the paragraph to the left and to the right page margins.
Left-to-Right
Sets the text to flow from left-to-right.
Right-to-Left
Sets the text to flow from right-to-left.
Spacing
Increases the paragraph spacing above the selected paragraph.
Increase Paragraph Spacing
Decreases the paragraph spacing above the selected paragraph.
Decrease Paragraph Spacing
Above paragraph
Enter the amount of space that you want to leave above the selected paragraph(s).
Below paragraph
Enter the amount of space that you want to leave below the selected paragraph(s).
Specify the amount of space to leave between lines of text in a paragraph.
Indent
Reduces the left indent of the current paragraph or cell content and sets it to the previous default tab position.
Increases the left indent of the current paragraph or cell content and sets it to the next default tab position.
Before Text Indent
Enter the amount of space that you want to indent the paragraph from the page margin. If you want the paragraph to extend into the page margin, enter a negative number. In Left-to-Right languages, the left edge of the paragraph is indented with respect to the left page margin. In Right-to-Left languages, the right edge of the paragraph is indented with respect to the right page margin.
After Text Indent
Enter the amount of space that you want to indent the paragraph from the page margin. If you want the paragraph to extend into the page margin, enter a negative number. In Left-to-Right languages, the right edge of the paragraph is indented with respect to the right page margin. In Right-to-Left languages, the left edge of the paragraph is indented with respect to the left page margin.
First Line Indent
Indents the first line of a paragraph by the amount that you enter. To create a hanging indent enter a positive value for "Before text" and a negative value for "First line". To indent the first line of a paragraph that uses numbering or bullets, choose "Format - Bullets and Numbering - Position".