How to indent paragraphs in a Word document—the right way Your email has been sent Spaces and tabs might be the quickest way to indent a paragraph in Word, but you might be sorry. Instead, use ...

With Microsoft Word, you can create documents using a variety of layout options, including indents. Iindent options are available for single line tabbing and right- or left-side paragraph indentation.

Some folks will know it as a negative indent, but worry not, for both are one and the same thing. Now, as for what it does, well, it indents the first text in most situations instead of the first line ...