MS WORD 2013 TUTORIAL

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Indenting Text Using the Tab Key

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A quick way to indent is to use the Tab key. This will create a first line indent of 1/2 inch.

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1. Place the insertion point at the very beginning of the paragraph you wish to indent.

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Placing the insertion point

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2. Press the Tab key. On the ruler, you should see the First Line Indent marker move to the right by 1/2 inch.

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3. The first line of the paragraph will be indented.

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The indented paragraph

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Adding Tab Stops

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1. Select the paragraph or paragraphs that you want to add tab stops to.

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If you don't select any paragraphs, the tab stops will apply to the current paragraph and any new paragraphs that you type below it.

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Selecting text to tab

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2. Click the tab selector until the tab stop you wish to use appears. In our example, we'll select the Decimal Tab.

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Selecting a tab stop

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3. Click the location on the horizontal ruler where you want your text to appear

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It helps to click on the bottom edge of the ruler. You can add as many tab stops as you want.

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Adding a tab stop to the Ruler

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4. Place the insertion point in front of the text that you wish to tab, and then press the Tab key.

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The text will jump to the next tab stop.

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Moving text to the Tab stop

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Note: To remove a tab stop, click, hold and drag it off of the Ruler

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Removing a tab stop