Paragraph Formats

Objective 3.02: Implement paragraph formats

Essential Question

What are the 3 ways to format paragraphs in keyed documents?

Paragraph Formats

Indented – the first line, and ONLY the first line, of a paragraph is indented

use the Tab key to indent paragraphs commonly used when formatting reports

Example:

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Block style – all lines of text are aligned with the left margin

the first line of a paragraph is not indented commonly used when formatting letters and e-mails

Example:

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Paragraph Formats

Paragraph Formats

Hanging indent – all lines except the first line of text are indented

the first line is flush with the left margin; each additional line is indented

commonly used for works cited pages

Example:

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Setting a Hanging Indent

2: Click on the arrow in the bottom right-hand corner of the Paragraph tools group on the ribbon

3: Select Hanging from the drop down list

1: Select the text you wish to format with a hanging indent