You can also access the Bullet and Numbering window by placing your text cursor on a bulleted or numbered line and right-clicking in the Word document. At the bottom of the window, you can preview how the indentation sizing looks and make changes accordingly until you get it the way you want.
If you're using a newer version of Microsoft Word that uses the Ribbon, such as Word 2007 or 2013, do the following. Adjust the indent on the Ribbon in Word 2007 and later You can also adjust the first line indent and hanging indent size under the Special option in the Indentation section.Īt the bottom of the Paragraph settings window, you can preview the look of the indent sizes you are setting and make changes accordingly until you get it the way you want. You can also place the cursor in the paragraph, right-click with your mouse, and chose Paragraph.Īs seen below in the Paragraph window, under the Indentation section, the left and right indent settings can be adjusted. To view this window, double-click the markers in the ruler, click Format and then Paragraph. This method works well for longer documents after youve typed or pasted the text. Select the paragraph to be indented From the Home tab, Paragraph group, click on the Increase Indent button - this will indent the paragraph on the left by. Changing indents in the Paragraph windowĪnother way to adjust the indents is to view the Paragraph settings. If a large indent is created when pressing the Tab and adjusting the indent on the Ruler doesn't work, adjust the Left Tab Stop in the Ruler.