On Monday 30 October 2006 01:26 pm, Terence W C Warby wrote: > Brenda, > I think that setting up an indented style is probably the best > thing to do. > > First, format a paragraph to with to look the way you want it. Do > this in Format, Paragraph, Indents and Spacing. Then highlight the > paragraph and click on Format, Styles and Formatting. A box should > appear listing the current styles. Click on the icon in the top > right hand corner of the box and a small box with three options > should appear. Click on New style from Selection. You only then > need to give your new style a name and use style this whenever you > need the indented first line. > > Hope this helps > > Terry W
If you use the F11 key to open the Formatting and Styles window, you will see "First line indent" as a paragraph style. Right click it, select Modify, click the Indent & Spacing icon, set the indentation you want at "First line". Dan > > Brenda ML Brown, Legal Secretary/Assistant wrote: > > I need to indent the first line of a paragraph. In word I would > > click on the little triangle up in the ruler section of the > > screen and bring it over to hover above the "1" and it would move > > that line along with it. NOW, in OpenOffice I can move those > > little triangles until the cows come home and it does not move > > the wording. > > > > I need to be able to format the first line and have the second > > lines stay where they are. I have gone to Format, Paragraph and > > played around with every setting I can do and nothing helps me. > > > > Please let me know if you can help...anyone. > > > > For example: > > > > WHEREFORE, blah blah blah > > adfadthl;kae > > > > needs to look like: > > > > WHEREFORE, blah blah blah > > blahddfadoljdafkjadfa > > > > Everytime I try to move it, the second lines stay right under the > > WHEREFORE and they need to just stay put. > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > >------- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG. > > Version: 7.5.427 / Virus Database: 268.13.17/505 - Release Date: > > 27/10/2006 15:15 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- >-- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
