Guided Lesson Objective In this lesson you will learn how to use the tab selector and the horizontal ruler to set tabs and indents and how to use the Increase and Decrease Indent ID: 315833
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Slide1
Using Indents & Tabs
Guided LessonSlide2
Objective
In this lesson, you will learn how to use the
tab selector
and the
horizontal ruler
to set
tabs
and
indents
, and how to use the
Increase
and
Decrease Indent
commands.Slide3
Key Terms
First-line
indent
:
When the first line of your paragraph is indented.
Hanging
indent
:
The first full line of text is not indented, but the following lines are indented.
Indent
:
The space between text and a document’s margin.
Leader
:
Solid, dotted, or dashed lines that fill the blank space before a tab setting.
Negative
indent
(
outdent
):
You can also create a negative indent, sometimes called
an
outdent
, by dragging the indent markers on the ruler to the left past the left margin.
Tab
stop
(tab):
Marks the place where the insertion point will stop when you press the Tab key.Slide4
Introduction
There are several ways in Word that you can indent text; however, it’s important to use these tools appropriately in order to
indent correctly
each time. This helps the editing process go smoothly, thus saving you time. Slide5
Indents & Tabs
Indenting
and
tabs
are useful tools for making your text more readable. Indenting text adds structure to your document by allowing you to separate information. Depending on your needs, you can use tabs and indents to move a single line or a whole paragraph
.
Indents and
Tabs movieSlide6
Indenting Text
In many types of documents, you may wish to indent only the
first line
of each paragraph. This helps to
visually separate
paragraphs from one another. It's also possible to indent every line
except the first line
, which is known as a
hanging indent
.
Note
:
Make sure that the rulers are visible for this lesson so that you can see the indentations.Slide7
First Line IndentSlide8
Hanging IndentSlide9
To Indent Using the Tab Key
A quick way to indent is to use the
Tab
key. This will create a first line indent of 1/2 inch
.
Open the “Bullying in Schools” data file
.
Place the insertion point
at the very beginning
of
the first paragraph. This is the paragraph we want to
indent.
Press
the
Tab
key. On the ruler, you should see the
First Line Indent marker
move to the right by 1/2 inch. Slide10
The Three Indent MarkersSlide11
To Create or Adjust a First Line Indent or Hanging Indent
Place the
insertion point
anywhere in the
second paragraph.
To
adjust the
first line indent
, drag the
First Line Indent marker
on the
ruler to the .5 inch mark.
Place the
insertion point
anywhere in the
third paragraph.To adjust the
hanging indent
, drag the
Hanging Indent
marker
to the 1 inch mark on the ruler.
Place the insertion point anywhere in the
fourth paragraph. To move both markers at the same time, drag the Left Indent marker to the 1.5 inch mark on the ruler. This will indent all of the lines in the paragraph. Slide12
To Use the Indent Commands
If you want to indent all of the lines in a paragraph, you can use the
Indent commands
on the
Home
tab.Slide13
Increase and Decrease Indent
Select the text you wish to indent.
Make sure you are on the
Home
tab.
Click the
Increase Indent
command to
increase
the indent by increments
of
1/2
inch
.
Click the
Decrease Indent command to decrease the indent by increments of
1/2 inch
.Slide14
If you would prefer to type in your indent amounts, you can use the
Indent fields
on the
Page Layout
tab
.Slide15
Tabs
Tabs
are often the best way to control exactly where text is placed. By default, every time you press the tab key, the insertion point will move
1/2 inch
to the right.
By
adding
tab stops
to the
Ruler
, you can change the size of the tabs, and you can even have more than one type of alignment in a single line. For example, you could
Left Align
the beginning of the line and
Right Align
the end of the line by simply adding a
Right Tab.Pressing the tab key can either add a tab or create a
first line indent
depending on where the insertion point is. Generally, if the insertion point is at the beginning of an existing paragraph, it will create a first line indent; otherwise, it will create a tab.Slide16
The Tab Selector
The
tab selector
is above the
vertical ruler
on the left. Hover over the tab selector to see the name of the type of
tab stop
that is active
.Slide17
Types
of tab stops
Left
Tab
:
Left-aligns the text at the tab stop
.
Center
Tab
:
Centers the text around the tab stop
.
Right
Tab
:
Right-aligns the text at the tab stop
.
Decimal Tab
:
Aligns decimal numbers using the decimal point
.
Bar Tab
:
Draws a vertical line on the document
.
First Line Indent
:
Inserts the indent marker on the ruler and indents the first line of text in a paragraph
.
Hanging Indent
:
Inserts the hanging indent marker and indents all lines other than the first line.Slide18
Setting Leaders
Leaders
are solid, dotted, or dashed lines that fill the blank space before a tab setting.
Leaders are often used in table of contents.Slide19
To Insert a Leader
Open the Tabs dialog box by double-clicking a tab stop marker on the ruler, or on the Home or Page Layout tabs.
Click the Paragraph Dialog Box Launcher, and then click Tabs in the Paragraph dialog box.
In the Leader section of the Tabs dialog box, click the option button next to the leader you want to use.
If you want to set leaders for more than one tab stop, click Set, and then select the next tab stop and the leader you want to set.Slide20
Tabs Dialog BoxSlide21
Let’s Practice
Now, we will practice using Tab stops together.
Make sure you have a copy of the NADA Memo document and data file.