This content has been, and is no longer maintained by Indiana University. Resources linked from this page may no longer be available or reliable. To space text evenly on the page in Microsoft Word, follow the appropriate instructions below. On this page:. Changing the vertical alignment Word 2010 and 2007 for Windows. From the Page Layout tab, open the Page Setup.
Dialog box (using the button in the lower right corner of the Page Setup group). Select the Layout tab. In the 'Vertical alignment:' box, select Justified, and then click OK. Word for Mac OS X.
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Dec 4, 2018 - If you are using a Mac, press Cmd T instead. Hanging Indents Using Paragraph Options. Select the text you want formatted with a hanging. The indentation options in Word are very useful once you know how they work, allowing. 'Paragraph' section to open the main menu (Format > Paragraph in Word for Mac). This can be useful if you are printing on both sides of the paper.
From the Format menu, select Document. Select the Layout tab.
From the Vertical alignment menu, select Justified, and then click OK. Changing the horizontal alignment Note: Because the last line of text in a paragraph is often shorter than the other lines, it may not appear to be justified.
To justify the last line in a justified paragraph, place the insertion point at the end of the last line, and then press Shift-Enter ( Shift-Return on a Mac). Use the Enter key on the main keyboard, not on the keypad. This will insert a soft return (i.e., a non-paragraph-ending return). Be aware that justifying a very short line of text may look odd because of the large amount of space that will be created between the words. Word 2010 and 2007 for Windows and Word 2011 for Mac. Select the text you want to justify. From the Home tab, click the Justify icon ( ) in the 'Paragraph' group.
Word 2008 and earlier for Mac. Select the text you want to justify. On the 'Formatting' toolbar, click the Justify icon ( ).Alternatively, after selecting the text you want to justify, you can right-click it (control-click on a Mac) and select Paragraph. In the Paragraph dialog box, select the Indents and Spacing tab and, from the Alignment drop-down list, select Justified. The above instructions were adapted from the following articles:.
In this video tutorial we will show how to create an indent for text in Word. Don't forget to check out our site for more free how-to videos! - our feed - join us on facebook - our group in Google+ Indenting text is an important element of formatting a document in Word. This tutorial is going to show you how to indent in Word. Step # 1 - Using a Shortcut One of the most popular indents is placing a short space before the text of a paragraph begins. The easiest way to do this is to click before the text in the paragraph and press the 'tab' key on the keyboard.
An indent will appear and the 'First Line Indent' marker on the ruler at the top will move along the ruler. Step # 2 - Manually Create an Indent We'll go back a step now by pressing 'Control' and 'Z' to show you how to make an indent manually. Click the 'First Line Indent' marker and drag it along the ruler, as you go an indent will appear in whatever paragraph your cursor is in. To apply this type of indent to the whole file, press 'Control' and 'A' to select everything, and more the marker again.
Step # 3 - Creating a Hanging Indent To indent all of the text in a paragraph you will need to use the 'Hanging Indent Marker' which is the middle marker on the ruler. Undo the changes we just made and use this marker to change the hanging indent, again to apply this indent to the whole document, select everything and repeat. Step # 4 - Indenting Everything To indent the whole paragraph you should use the lowermost marker. Undo the changes once again and now click this marker and drag it across. To apply this sort of indent to the whole document you need to select all again and repeat the process. These are the steps for using indent in Word.