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When indenting in Word, the margins move
I am writing a book in Word and when I highlight block text for long quotes and try to indent them .5", the margins for surrounding text move too. I want the margins to remain in place at 1". It appe...
Tab settings are paragraph formatting, not document formatting.
If you change them in one paragraph, they do NOT change elsewhere in the document. If you are inside a paragraph or at the end of a paragraph you've modified and press Enter, the change applies in the new paragraph.
Consider modifying the style applied to the paragraph instead of the paragraph.
References:
- The Importance of Styles in Microsoft Word
- 3. Using Styles to Format Text
- Managing Word Styles by Suzanne Barnhill, MVP
- 2.2 Why you should press Enter only once to end a paragraph
When you modify a style, you can check the option to also have the change apply in NEW documents based on the template.
Tab settings are paragraph formatting, not document formatting.
If you change them in one paragraph, they do NOT change elsewhere in the document. If you are inside a paragraph or at the end of a paragraph you've modified and press Enter, the change applies in the new paragraph.
Consider modifying the style applied to the paragraph instead of the paragraph.
References:
- The Importance of Styles in Microsoft Word
- 3. Using Styles to Format Text
- Managing Word Styles by Suzanne Barnhill, MVP
- 2.2 Why you should press Enter only once to end a paragraph
When you modify a style, you can check the option to also have the change apply in NEW documents based on the template.
Charles_KenyonI"m not sure if I'm doing this correctly because I see your name in my message box.
I was looking to thank you for your mention of styles. I wasn't aware of their value as i had never used them. I had assume that the tab feature was for the entire document. I will read the articles you sent me and look to learn how to use styles to set up the tab stops for indents at .5" for paragraph indents that address the full document.
- Unless you use the same style throughout the document, which defeats the purpose, you'll need to set multiple styles.
For some reason, my version of Office Professional Plus 2021 got corrupted twice. As a result, the normal tab functions didn't work. Microsoft support reinstalled it but the help menus stopped working and the tab problems I listed came up. I did a Microsoft repair on my own and now everything works fine.
The articles you sent me on Styles were very helpful. I never had used styles before and usually set my titles and headings individually but now see the advantage of using styles for a global approach. Thank you.
- You are welcome. Like you, I did not understand how styles could make a difference for a long time.
