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You have two basic options, depending on how you want your hanging indent to look.
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Set a hanging indent using Styles and Formatting, and adjust the offset using the Paragraph window, as follows:
  
 
To Use a pre-defined style:
 
To Use a pre-defined style:
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** Open the Styles and Formatting window (select: '''Format -> Styles and Formatting''' from the pulldown menu). Have the text cursor in the text that you want to format as hanging indent (or have the cursor in an empty text style and enter the text later)  
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#Open the Styles and Formatting window (select: '''Format > Styles and Formatting''' from the pulldown menu). Place the text cursor in the text that you want to format as hanging indent (or have the cursor in an empty text style and enter the text later)  
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** Double-click on the "'''Hanging indent'''" choice in the '''Styles and Formatting''' window. This default style has a hanging indent - but it also has a left margin offset of .19 inches.  
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#Double-click on the ''Hanging Indent'' choice in the '''Styles and Formatting''' window. This default style has a hanging indent - but it also has a left margin offset of .19 inches.  
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To change the indent offset:
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#After performing the above two steps, close the '''Styles and Formatting''' window.
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#Place your cursor in the paragraph with the hanging indent.
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#Choose '''Format > Paragraph'''
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#Select the ''Indents & Spacing tab'' in the Paragraph window
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#Click on the up and down arrows to adjust the ''Before text'' and ''First line'' measurements to adjust the offset of the hanging indent.
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To create your own style:
 
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** Open the '''Styles and Formatting''' window (as described above)
 
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** Select one of the "generic" styles such as "Standard"
 
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** Right click (in the Styles and Formatting window) to get the context menu and select "'''New ..."'''
 
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** In the dialog that appears, enter a new name for the style
 
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** Click on the "'''Indents &amp; Spacing'''" tab. For a .25 inch hanging style, you would enter ".25" in the "'''Indent From left'''" field. Then enter "-.25" in the "'''Indent First line'''" field * Click on '''OK'''. The new style will be available in the Styles and Formatting window list.
 
 
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Set a hanging indent using Styles and Formatting, and adjust the offset using the Paragraph window, as follows:

To Use a pre-defined style:

  1. Open the Styles and Formatting window (select: Format > Styles and Formatting from the pulldown menu). Place the text cursor in the text that you want to format as hanging indent (or have the cursor in an empty text style and enter the text later)
  2. Double-click on the Hanging Indent choice in the Styles and Formatting window. This default style has a hanging indent - but it also has a left margin offset of .19 inches.

To change the indent offset:

  1. After performing the above two steps, close the Styles and Formatting window.
  2. Place your cursor in the paragraph with the hanging indent.
  3. Choose Format > Paragraph
  4. Select the Indents & Spacing tab in the Paragraph window
  5. Click on the up and down arrows to adjust the Before text and First line measurements to adjust the offset of the hanging indent.


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