Indents and Spacing
Sets the indenting and the spacing options for the paragraph.
To change the measurement units used in this dialog, choose , and then select a new measurement unit in the Settings area.
You can also set indents using the ruler. To display the ruler, choose .
Indent
Specify the amount of space to leave between the left and the right page margins and the paragraph.
Before text
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
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
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".
Automatic
Automatically indents a paragraph according to the font size and the line spacing. The setting in the First Line box is ignored.
Spacing
Specify the amount of space to leave between selected paragraphs.
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).
Do not add space between paragraphs of the same style
Makes any space specified before or after this paragraph not be applied when the preceding and following paragraphs are of the same paragraph style.
Line spacing
Specify the amount of space to leave between lines of text in a paragraph.
Single
Applies single line spacing to the current paragraph. This is the default setting.
Line Spacing 1
1.15 lines
Sets the line spacing to 1.15 lines.
Line Spacing 1.15
1.5 lines
Sets the line spacing to 1.5 lines.
Line Spacing 1.5
Double
Sets the line spacing to two lines.
Line Spacing 2
Proportional
Select this option and then enter a percentage value in the box, where 100% corresponds to single line spacing.
At Least
Sets the minimum line spacing to the value that you enter in the box.
If you use different font sizes within a paragraph, the line spacing is automatically adjusted to the largest font size. If you prefer to have identical spacing for all lines, specify a value in At least that corresponds to the largest font size.
Leading
Sets the height of the vertical space that is inserted between two lines.
Fixed
Sets the line spacing to exactly match the value that you enter in the box. This can result in cropped characters.
of
Enter the value to use for the line spacing.