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"First line" indents every line and photos
- Nov 11, 2025
It is most probably that you have formatted the Normal style so that it has the indent and as a result, that being the default style, results in an indent being applied to other paragraphs.
You should create a new style that has the required indent and use it when you want to create an indented paragraph.
See the following page of the late Shauna Kelly's website:
Understanding Styles - https://shaunakelly.com/word/styles/tipsonstyles.html
To add to what Doug has said, Normal is also the "parent" (based-on) style for many other styles, which means that those other styles may inherit the indent from the Normal style. Leave Normal unindented to prevent these undesired side-effects. Instead, use some other style (built-in or custom) for the text in the main body of the document. The built-in Body Text would be one possibility.