Everyone knows what the red line is. This is a slight indentation of the first line of the paragraph from the left edge a certain distance to the right. But not everyone knows how to indent this in the Word program. In this article, we’ll just talk about how to make a red line in Word. We will analyze all possible methods and tricks. We will illustrate the stages of the implementation of these actions. In this case, we will consider all versions of the program.
Making the red line in the latest versions of the program using the ruler
Now we will look at the first way how to make a red line in Word. This method will be to use the ruler in the program. By default, it is not enabled, so we will have to do it ourselves. To do this, go to the "View" tab and in the "Show" section, put a checkmark next to the "Ruler" item.
But this was not the only way to enable the ruler in the program. You can use the special button that is located above the scroll bar. However, in the latest (2016) version of the program this icon is not.
So, the ruler is on, you can see it on top of the document under the toolbar. For the red line, this ruler is useful, you can leave the vertical line to the left unchecked.
All preparations, before making a red line in Word, were made, now we proceed directly to the process itself:
- On the ruler, you should observe two sliders on the left - we are interested in the top one.
- Holding the left mouse button, start dragging it to the right. As you can see, the first line of text also begins to shift.
So now you know how to make a red line in Word. But this is just the first way, now we go directly to the second.
We make a red line in the latest versions of the program using tabs
The second method may seem to someone much easier than the first, since no preliminary manipulations will need to be carried out. So, let's see how to make a red line in Word using tabs.
To tab, you must press the Tab key. Pre-position the cursor at the beginning of the first line of the paragraph, and when you press the key, a red line will appear.
This method is good in that it runs quite quickly, but its drawback is that if there are enough paragraphs, the red line needs to be done on each manually, and this can be delayed. Therefore, we move on to the third method - how to make red lines in all paragraphs at once.
We make a red line in the latest versions of the program using the paragraph "Paragraph"
So, as you can see from the subtitle, we will use the paragraph settings. But initially, select the text where you will need to indent. Next, click on the arrow in the "Paragraph" section, in the "Home" tab. You can observe its location in the image below.
A window will open before you. In it, pay attention to the "Indentation" section. On the right there is a drop-down list called "first line". By clicking on it, select "Indent", and in the box on the right, enter its required value.
After you click “OK”, a red line will appear in your document in all paragraphs that have been selected.
Making the red line in the 2003 version
The red line in the Word 2003 is done exactly the same, as in the above methods, but there is one caveat - differences in the interface. It’s about them that we’ll talk now.
For example, if you want to make a red line using the “Paragraph” setting, then you will not find the corresponding icon - it simply does not exist. And to call this menu, you need to select the formatted area of the text, and then, clicking RMB, select "Paragraph" in the menu (further settings are carried out as in the examples above).
But to call the ruler, the instructions are similar. In the top panel, find “View”, click on it and select “Ruler” in the context menu by checking the box next to it. Further actions are the same as in the examples above.