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357441	2005-05-22 09:52:00	Hi I am editing a book of my Mother's poems and have a couple of problems in using Word. When a line is too long for the margin the last word or two starts on a new line. I want to indent this word slightly but when I select the line and push "Tab" or "Indent", it and the line above both move in. Spaces don't work either. How can I easily indent the word as I have alot to do? Also with the "Show All" on some lines have a large dot at their start. It is in the middle on the line not on the line as a full stop. What is this? Thanks, asdex	asdex (1488)
357442	2005-05-22 09:59:00	I think you need to set up your paragraphs with a "hanging indent". Have a look under Help in Word on that topic for how to do this. That large dot in the middle of the line indicates a space. Normally there is two spaces between the end of a sentence and the start of another, so you should see a full stop followed by two dots before the start of the next sentence.	Jen (38)
357443	2005-05-22 10:03:00	For a quick 'n dirty solution, position the cursor at the end of the first line and press enter. This will insert a line break, then you can use the space bar or indent to move the second line independently. You can also drag tabs to set your desired indent, or set them up for the document using Format>paragraph I don't know what your dot is at the beginning of the odd lines, can't duplicate that here. Cheers Billy 8-{)	Billy T (70)
357444	2005-05-22 10:16:00	Hi there The dot int he middle of the line when show all is on is a space (made when you push the space bar). As for the other stuff, after playing, I have found that if you go to the end of the line, above which you want to add a tab, and then hit tab, the whole lot wont move. Hope this helps.	craigb (4884)
357445	2005-05-22 11:48:00	Hi Craig. Click on View > Ruler to see your rulers. Above the start of your typing is a couple of little pyramids, one the right way up and, above it, one upside down. Click on the top one to select it and, holding the mouse key down, drag the top one to where you want the first line of each paragraph to start. Type from there and the second and subsequent lines will line up with the "right-way-up" pyramid. As you move the a new paragraph, the same rule will follow. Reverse the order of the two pyramids and the opposite works. :rolleyes:	Scouse (83)
357446	2005-05-22 23:11:00	The easiest way is to end the long line with a soft carriage return (press shift and enter together) and start the next line with a tab, which you can alter to the position you require.	andy (473)
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