You can set the width of the indents, the spacing before and after the paragraph, the alignment and line spacing of a paragraph. Paragraph indents can also be set from Ruler.

To format a paragraph

  1. Click anywhere in the paragraph you want to format.

  2. Choose the Format » Paragraph command.

  3. In the Indentation box, specify the indent of the paragraph.

  4. In the Char Spacing box, specify the spacing before and after the paragraph.

  5. Specify the line spacing and alignment of the paragraph.

Commands on the Text toolbar

Command Description

Align left 

Aligns the paragraph to the left.

Align center 

Aligns the paragraph to the center.

Align right 

Aligns the paragraph to the right.

NotaNote:

You can define the formatting of all paragraphs of a new document by changing the formatting options before you start typing.

See also