Those users who are just starting to work with the Microsoft Office Word program are faced with an interesting question about how to indent the red line in Word. In order for the text to turn out to be beautiful and easy to read, it is necessary to format, or rather use some of the tools that are present on the panel. If the text is too large, then it will definitely need to be divided into paragraphs, as a rule, each paragraph should begin with a red line. To put it more clearly, then the first word in the new paragraph should be indented relative to the paragraph itself. Today we’ll talk about why the red line is needed in Word, and how to execute it in this program.
How?
To make a paragraph in the Word program is very simple, just press the Enter button, and you can see that the text can be written immediately below the above, and in order to make another indent, just click this button again , and then between paragraphs you will have an empty space. The red line in Word can be done using one of several options, but today we will tell you only about two ways.
Method 1
Under the first option, consider how to make a red line using a ruler, which is located in a special toolbar. First of all, you will need to make sure that the ruler is enabled in your editor. If it is not, then you should just turn it on. To enable the ruler, go to the “View” tab, then simply find the special column “Ruler” and put a check mark in front of it. Now pay your attention that on the ruler, both on the right and on the left, there are markers and sliders. The slider, which is on the right, is responsible for the distance from the text to the right side of the sheet, if necessary, you can independently set it to the desired position.
"2010"
Let's look at the sliders that are on the left side, there are only three of them. The bottom slider should be in the form of a rectangle, it can be used to create a left indent. It is this slider that will be responsible for placing text relative to the left edge. The red line in "Word 2010" is set in almost the same way as in older and newer versions, so the version given now is suitable for this version of the program. The upper slider, which is located on the left side, will look like a triangle with a vertex pointing down (inverted), this slider is designed to indent the first line. It is with the help of this slider that you can set the red line in new paragraphs. At the same time, when creating each paragraph, you will already have a red line in automatic mode. Now pay attention to the markers, which are also located on the ruler. You need to set the indent marker for the first line a little to the right of the left indent marker. In this case, it turns out that the indentation of the first line will be about one and a half centimeters to the right of the left indentation. After performing all the above actions, the red line in the Word will be installed in automatic mode, and if necessary, you can independently adjust the indent.
Method 2
Let's now look at the second option, how to create a red line using a paragraph. This option is suitable if your text has already been written, but paragraphs do not have a red line. First of all, select the entire text or the part that you should format. Then we double-click the left mouse button and a small menu appears in front of you, where you just need to select the “Paragraph”. The red line in the Word can be set using other options, but we have given you the simplest and fastest.