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How to create 'sub-headings' after a dash
I apologise but I cannot really determine what this issue should be called.
I will show you what I am referring to.
- So here I have started a sentence with a dash and then a space,
- Which usually would create a gap before the sentence begins in a word document.
- and here you can see I have added a larger gap between the left margin and the dash - how can you do this within a word doc.
- i know in a google doc you press tab after starting a new line but I don't know how to do it in word.
This is definitely a sketchy explanation of my issue but I am hoping someone will be able to understand and help me with my issue.
Thank you.
Looking forward to a response.
:)
Sorry but your reply was not helpful.
I ended up turning to chat gpt and gave it a lot of instructions about my situation,
just incase somebody has the same issue (I wouldn't expect them to find themselves here due to the vague name I provided), to fix this issue, you press cntrl+M after creating a new indented line.
This will have the following effect.
- This is the first line
- This is the line after you press contrl+m
- pressing cntrl+shift+m will decrease the indent
See:
- Outlining in Word
- Basic Concepts of Microsoft Word by Shauna Kelly
- Tame AutoFormat by Suzanne Barnhill, MVP
Do not expect Word to work like other programs or even a typewriter. The second link is key, long term, to making good use of a very powerful program.
Sorry but your reply was not helpful.
I ended up turning to chat gpt and gave it a lot of instructions about my situation,
just incase somebody has the same issue (I wouldn't expect them to find themselves here due to the vague name I provided), to fix this issue, you press cntrl+M after creating a new indented line.
This will have the following effect.
- This is the first line
- This is the line after you press contrl+m
- pressing cntrl+shift+m will decrease the indent
Note that Ctrl+M sets a left indent (or increases an existing left indent). It has nothing to do with headings and subheadings.
