Indenting Left and Right Paragraph

The space or distance between the page margin and the text in a paragraph is called indent. These are applied to set the margins of selected paragraph.

In a document, margins determine the overall width of the main text area or in other words, the space between the text and the edge of the page. Indentation determines the distance of a paragraph from either left or right margins.

There are six types of indents that can be used in a document. These are:

• First line indent is the distance between the first line of the paragraph and the left margin.
• Left indent is the distance between the start of each line of the paragraph and the left margin.
• Right indent is the distance between the end of each line of the paragraph and the right margin.
• In hanging indent, the first line of the paragraph is not indented and all other lines start at same distance from the left margin. 
• The first line 'of the paragraph usually starts from the left margin.

To indent a paragraph, follow these steps.

•  Select the Paragraph you want to indent.
•  Select the "Paragraph" command from "Format" drop down menu; "Paragraph" dialog box appears.
•  Specify values in Left and Right fields of indentation and click "Ok" button of dialog box.