A paragraph is a piece of text that is expressed with a certain uniformity. Begin with indentation(red line). In an office suite Word, it is separated from other paragraphs by pressing the key Enter... It can be customized beautifully and effectively.
Particularly for Word 2010 this can be done in several ways... First of all, one should highlight paragraph. It can be done threefold by clicking in the area of this category or by simple highlighting holding down the left mouse button.
Next, right-click and select the item Paragraph.
The same action could be done by clicking the small arrow on the right side of the panel Paragraph in the tab Page layout(or Home) on Toolbars.
There are many settings allowing any modifications to be made. 
Here you can configure alignment(left, right, center, and justified). Do indent on the left and right sides. In the First line indent field, you can select indentation or indentation. 
By default it is equal to the standard 1.25 cm, here you can change.
You can make a red line without this window by simply pressing a button Tab by placing the cursor in front of the corresponding part of the text. In this case, the first line will shift by the same 1.25 cm. If you need to change this value, then returning to the window parameters click on the bottom left button Tab.
In field Default change the value to whatever suits you. 
Another useful parameter. here you can select the indent value from the previous and before the next paragraph. Also changes here line value.
The standard line spacing for official documents is one and a half... You can change it here at your discretion.
Down in the field Sample, you can see what changes will be made before confirming.
To set the same paragraph settings for the entire document before opening the preferences window should be highlighted the whole document. The most convenient way to do this is key combination Ctrl + A.
Another way to wrap the first line is with rulers... If you do not see it, you need to go to the tab view and put a tick next to the item ruler In chapter Show.
After selecting a paragraph or the entire document, drag the top triangle of the ruler to the distance you want. However, the method of manually dragging the slider, in our opinion, is the least convenient. 
Lower triangle pulls the entire selected part of the document.
All of the above steps are also relevant for subsequent versions of Word 2013 and 2016.
Make a red line in Word 2007
Similar actions can be performed in the 2007 version. 
Follow the directions described above for Word 2010. 
The ruler turns on on the tab View.
Red line in Word 2003
The 2003 version of Word is currently underutilized. Nevertheless, it is easier to figure out how to change the indentation parameters than in the others - there are no numerous tabs, everything is in one panel.
The design of paragraphs in a text editor allows you to give the document a more readable look. Often, when performing term papers or thesis, the text must be given the format that is prescribed in the guidelines. Despite the simplicity and necessity, not everyone knows how to make a paragraph in a Word.
Before you start working, you should switch the document viewing mode to the most convenient one. To do this, on the lower page, select the "Page Layout" item, which will allow you to view the document one sheet at a time in the form familiar to everyone.
Making red lines
There are several ways to start text in a Word with a red line. All of them are suitable for working with programs of different versions: 2003; 2007; 2010; 2013; 2016.
Note! The sequence of actions may differ in different versions.
Ruler
For convenient design of fragments, on the top panel in the text editor, you need to go to the "View" tab and turn on the visualization of the ruler.
To work with text, there are 4 sliders on the ruler, each of which has its own functions. The marker on the right is responsible for the indentation of the text from the right side of the sheet, and those on the left correspond to the location of information relative to the left edge.
The runners on the left answer:
- bottom - is responsible for the indentation of all text from the edge;
- middle - is responsible for creating the protrusion of the first line;
- top - is responsible for creating a red line.
To create the same indentation in all the text, you should select all the information in the document, the easiest way is to do this by pressing the "Ctrl + A" buttons, and drag the top marker to the required distance from the edge.
Note! One division of the ruler is equal to 0.25 cm.
If you change the position of the slider before entering text into the document, then all paragraphs will be created according to predefined parameters. If the red line needs to be removed, the marker should be moved to the beginning of the ruler.
Settings
You can indent a paragraph by going to the paragraph settings. They are located in the main tab, next to the border change button.
In the menu that opens, go to the "Indents and Spacing" tab and in the "First line" column select the "Indent" parameter, indicating the distance from the page edge in centimeters, the default is 1.25 cm. The minimum recommended paragraph is 1 cm.
In the same window, you can set the spacing between paragraphs.
Making an unbreakable fragment
So that when typing information, the paragraph does not break and part of it is not transferred to another page, in the settings you must put a check mark next to the item "do not break the paragraph" in the "Position on the page" tab.
Note! If the text of one fragment will not fit on the page, the program can automatically change the specified spacing to fit the text on one sheet.
Context menu
In order for the same paragraph to be in several fragments, you need to select them, and by pressing the right mouse button, call up a menu in which you can make settings. In the window that opens, select the "Paragraph" item and apply the parameters as described above.
One touch
To create a one-touch paragraph indentation, or remove it, you can use the buttons on the upper taskbar in the main tab.
The parameters for these buttons can be changed at your discretion by going to the paragraph settings, using one of the methods described earlier. You can replace these buttons with the "Tab" button, it performs exactly the same functions.
How to make a paragraph in a table? You can indent tabular constructions in the same ways as when working with a regular information block.
To make the numbering of paragraphs, you can use a numbered list if there are no other enumerations in the text.
Default paragraph
In order not to make the settings constantly, it is recommended to set the paragraph that will work by default. To do this, follow the step-by-step instructions:
Click OK two times.
To always display the first line indent every time you start a new document, select the "New documents based on this template" option before clicking OK a second time.
How to remove paragraphs in a Word
You can remove interfering indents in the settings, change the parameter of the first line from “Indent” to “None”.
Any of the presented methods will help you quickly and easily format your microsoft word document. Having made the correct settings once, using the instructions provided and watching the video, you can apply them to the red line throughout the work.
In this article, we will look at, how to indent a Word... Paragraph indents in a Word are white space on each side from margin to paragraph. You can indent left, right, or both. And indent paragraph the first line in the Word.
How to indent the left in a Word
Left indent means to move the left edge of the paragraph inward to the center of the paragraph. To indent to the left in the Word, follow these steps:
- Click anywhere in the paragraph you want to shift to the left and click the " Increase indent"Available on the" Home "tab, or just press the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + M.
How to Indent in Word - Increase Indent
You can click multiple times to create a deeper left indent.
How to Indent in Word - Left Indent
- You can delete left indent by clicking the " Decrease indent"Available on the" Home "tab:
How to Indent in Word - Decrease Indent
Or just press the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Shift + M. To remove a deeper indent, click several times.
How to indent the right in a Word
Right indent means to move the right edge of a paragraph inward to the center of the paragraph. To indent to the right use the following steps:
- Click anywhere in the paragraph where you want indent to the right in the Word .
- On the Layout tab, enter the indent value in the " Right indent».
How to indent in Word - Indent right
Or use the arrows to set the value:
How to Indent in Word - Increase and Decrease Indent on the Right
- In our example indent on the right in the Word will look like this:
How to indent in Word - Indent right in Word
- You can indent left and right in a Word from the same place using the Layout tab, group Indent».
How to Indent in Word - Indent Right and Left
To remove indentation on the right, set the value to zero in the “ Right indent».
How to indent the first line
You can indent the first line of a paragraph inward towards the center. Let's consider, how to make a paragraph indent in a Word:
- Click anywhere in the paragraph you want indent paragraph, and press the command " Paragraph options", On the" Home "tab.
How to indent in Word - Open Paragraph Options
- In the window that opens, on the " Indents and spacing", to make a paragraph indent in a Word, In chapter " Indent", In the item" first line: "select" Indent ". In our example, we made a paragraph indent of 1.25 cm.
How to indent in Word - Paragraph indent 1.25 of the first line in a Word
Also in this window you can indent left and right.
How to indent Word - Indent lines in a Word
In these ways you can indent the word.
Dividing text into paragraphs is an indispensable attribute of a properly prepared document or website. Solid text is very inconvenient to read. Its presence is a sign of disrespect for the user. Seeing such a text, the reader is likely to turn to another similar site.
How to make a paragraph in a Word? In the simplest case, they are automatically generated each time you press the Enter key on your keyboard. The "red line" of the paragraph is implemented by pressing the Tab key beforehand. The shift to the right of the cursor of the first line in this case will be fixed 1.25 cm. But the possibilities of formatting paragraphs in Word 2010 are much more. Having carried out and memorized their optimal settings, the user will save time when typing large amounts of text or designing documents that have already been typed.
When formatting paragraphs, you need to know how to select them in whole or in part. The fastest way is to three-click on any word in the paragraph. To select a part of a paragraph before / after the cursor, use the Ctrl + Shift + Up / Down arrow key combination.
Paragraph formatting in Word can be carried out visually by means of the upper ruler or with the assignment and memorization of exact values.
To enable the display of the top ruler, go to the "View" tab, and in the "Show" section, check the box next to the "Ruler" tool.
After that, a ruler appears at the top with four sliders - three on the left and one on the right. When you hover the mouse over them, you can read the purpose of each:
- bottom left rectangle - left indent;
- the left triangle with the tip up is a ledge;
- right triangle point up - indent to the right;
- point down left triangle - indent of the first line.
Moving the first and third sliders will change the indent of the paragraph from the left and right edges of the sheet, that is, its margin. Text overhang is rarely used instead of indentation. The last triangular slider determines the indentation of the "red line".
Section "Paragraph" of the "Home" tab
Instruments
Several of the tools in this section are directly related to paragraph formatting. Each press of the "Increase Indent" tool will result in the shift of the entire paragraph indicated by the red arrow by a fixed distance equal to 1.25 cm (the same value was when the "Tab" key was pressed). The tool to the left of the red rectangle is called Decrease Indent. It returns a right-shifted paragraph by the same amount to the left.
The next group of tools in the red rectangle aligns the paragraph text to the left, center, right, and width accordingly.
The last case requires clarification. The following screenshot illustrates the change in the spacing between the words of a paragraph when justified.
The drop-down list of the "Spacing" tool, in addition to changing the line spacing, will also allow you to control the spacing between paragraphs.
The following screenshot illustrates the downward movement of a paragraph (indicated by a red arrow) when selecting the line "Add spacing" before paragraph ". Obviously, if you click on the next line, the paragraph will return to its original place.
Dropdown box
The most accurate way to customize the paragraph is in the drop-down window of the "Paragraph" section. An alternative way to call this window is to select a paragraph and call its context menu (right-click).
The "Alignment" list duplicates the 4 variants of paragraph text alignment discussed above. In the "Indent" fields, you can specify the exact value of the left and right indentation. The "Spacing" fields are intended for the precise setting of the paragraph spacing before and after it in points (1 pt = 0.35 mm). The user can prevent adding spacing between paragraphs if they belong to the same style.
The "First line" list allows you to optimally adjust the "red line". It is not there by default. When you select "Offset" (or, rarely, "Overhang"), the original standard value of 1.25 cm can be changed to any other.
When finished customizing the paragraph, the user can save the selected values by clicking Default. In the future, as you type text, they will be implemented automatically. In particular, by choosing the standard "red line" indentation, the user will be relieved of the need to press the Tab key before typing the first line of each paragraph. In this case, the upper left triangle will have a constant position, which is indicated by the red arrow in the following screenshot.
Special formatting
Let's take a look at the practically significant more complex paragraph formatting cases.
Sometimes it is necessary to undo the paragraphing that has been done. How to remove paragraphs in a Word? To do this, you have to remove unnecessary paragraph marks. They are invisible in normal Word work. To display them on the "Home" tab in the "Paragraph" section, click the last tool, "Show All Characters".
To automatically remove a paragraph mark:
- On the "Home" tab open the "Edit" tool and click the "Replace" item;
- Open the "Special" list and select the first item "Paragraph mark" in it. A special character will appear on the "Find" line;
- On the line "Replace with" enter one space by pressing the appropriate key.
- Click "Replace All".
As you can see, a single paragraph appeared instead of the previous two.
When formatting multi-page documents, you may need to make sure that each paragraph begins on a new page. In other cases, on the contrary, you need to lengthen the page so that it fully accommodates a large paragraph.
- Select all text.
- In its context menu, click "Paragraph".
- Go to "Position on the page".
To introduce a page break after each paragraph, check the box next to "from a new page". And in order for the paragraph not to go to another page, you need to activate the item "do not break the paragraph".
Video: How to make a paragraph in Word 2013/2016?
As you can see in the screenshot, in Word, by default, the option "prohibit orphaned lines" is activated. It blocks the output of the last line of a paragraph on the page separately from its other lines, which is very convenient.
