1. Put the document in Edit mode.

2. Select the paragraph(s).

3. Choose Text - Text Properties.

Note To indent a hotspot, button, attachment, or object, select the item, and choose <Item> - <Item> Properties. (Notes indents the paragraph that contains the item.)

5. Click one of the Indent icons.

• The Normal icon aligns the first line of the selected paragraph(s) with the rest of the lines in the paragraph. There is no indenting or outdenting of the first line.
• The Indent icon indents the first line of the selected paragraph(s).
• The Outdent icon outdents the first line of the selected paragraph(s).

To indent a paragraph with the ruler

You may want to indent the first line of a paragraph, or an entire paragraph, as you are working directly with it to see what the indents look like in your document.

1. Put the document in Edit mode.

2. Select the paragraph(s).

3. Choose View - Ruler.

4. On the ruler:

• Drag the upper triangle pointer to where you want the first line of the selected paragraph(s) to start.
• Drag the lower triangle pointer to where you want the remaining lines of the selected paragraph(s) to start.

To indent or outdent a paragraph with the keyboard

1. Put the document in Edit mode.

2. Select the paragraph(s) to indent.

3. Do any of the following:

• Press F7 to indent the first line of the selected paragraph(s).
• Press SHIFT+F7 to outdent the first line of the selected paragraph(s).
• Press F8 to indent the entire selected paragraph(s).
• Press SHIFT+F8 to outdent the entire selected paragraph(s).

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