microsoft word help please!!?

Question

I'm typing an assignment on microsoft word and every time it goes to a new line (without me pushing enter, just when ever it runs out of space on one line and needs to go to a new one) it indents by itself. It's quite irritating.
Why is this and how can i make it stop? Thnx ;)

Answer 1

Sounds like you want it to indent on only the first line, then be against the left margin thereafter. If so, and you hit the Tab key to indent the first line, that indented the entire paragaph. There's a simple fix, though. (Note: This entry is long because it contains two sets of instructions: One for Word 2007 and one for previous versions.)



In Word versions prior to Word 2007 (Vista):



1.Click in an affected paragraph.

2.Click on the Format->Styles and Formatting menu item.

3.In the bottom part of the sidebar that pops up, the style for your paragraph should have a bold box around it.

4.Hover the cursor over the style. A listbox arrow should appear. Click it.

5.Select Modify from the list box.

6.Click the Format button and select Paragraph.

7.In the Special list box, select First Line.

8.OK out of everything.



All paragraphs in the document with that style should adjust themselves.



Now, if you want to carry this one step further and fix the style on the template your document is based on (probably Normal.dot, but not necessarily), do this:



1.Click the Tools->Organizer menu item.

2.In the left-hand list box, find and click on the style you changed.

3.Click the Copy button between the two list boxes.

4.Click OK.



When you close your document, you may see a warning message asking if you want to save the changes to Normal.dot. This is an anti-virus measure, intended to alert you that something has changed in Normal.dot. In this case, you made the change, so you want to accept it.





In Word 2007:



1.Click in an affected paragraph.

2.Click the Home tab on the Ribbon.

3.Click the arrow in the lower right corner of the Styles section.

4.The style for your paragraph should have a bold box around it.

5.Hover the cursor over the style. A listbox arrow should appear. Click it.

6.Select Modify from the list box.

7.Click the Format button and select Paragraph.

8.In the Special list box, select First Line.

9.Click OK.

10.If you want this to carry forward to other documents based on the template this one is based on, click the radio button for New Documents Based On This Template.

11.OK out of everything.



All paragraphs in the document with that style should adjust themselves.



When you close your document, you may see a warning message asking if you want to save the changes to Normal.dotx. This is an anti-virus measure, intended to alert you that something has changed in Normal.dotx. In this case, you made the change, so you want to accept it.



That should do it.

Answer 2

It sounds like you have a left-indent turned on the paragraph(s).



Select the paragraph(s) with the indents, and turn off the indenting.



If you're on Word 2003, this is under Format, Paragraph.



If you're on Word 2007, this is on the Page Layout tab of the Ribbon, in the Paragraph group, then Indent.



Hope that helps,



-David

Applied Office - Microsoft Office Training - www.appliedoffice.net

Answer 3

Select all the text by holding down the Ctrl key then tap the A key.



Next reset all indents by Holding down the Ctrl key and tapping the Q key.



Ctrl AQ

Answer 4

It's called word wrap. that's the way it is supposed to work. You may need to adjust your margins. Is it indenting for a paragraph or for a line?

Answer 5

ummm wat kind of microsoft word do u have - 2003 or 2007? try checking the bar with the numbers. maybe u clicked it and put a tab in by accident.try opening a new document. See if the same thing happens. You can also go on microsoft word help. That's all i got srry - i really need a visual.