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Paragraph styles (for the advanced user): You will find that paragraph styles can
relieve you of a considerable amount of the work involved in formatting paragraphs.
With their help you can apply pre-defined formats to paragraphs very
quickly. You will find information about this topic in the chapter “Styles” beginning
on page 117.
Units of measure: You can enter values in TextMaker’s dialog boxes not only in
inches*, but also in other units of measure. To enter a value in specific units,
simply add one of the following units of measure after the number:
Unit
cm
in
pt
pi
Explanation
centimeter
inch – 1 in equals 2.54 cm.
point – 72 pt equal 1 in.
pica (character) – 1 pi equals 12 pt.
* The default unit of measure depends on your computer’s region settings.
For example, if you type 7.62 cm as the position for a tab stop, TextMaker puts it at
3 in (= 7.62 cm).
Indents
With the help of indents, you can change the left and right margins of paragraphs to
inset or widen text. The indent for the first line of a paragraph can be specified
separately.
Indents are always given relative to the page margins. For example, if the left page
margin is set at 1 in and you set the Left indent to 1.5 in, the text begins at 2.5 in.
Note: You set the page margins themselves with the help of the File > Page
Setup command, not with indents.
To use indents, place the text cursor in the desired paragraph or select multiple
paragraphs to be modified. Then, invoke the Format > Paragraph command and
switch to the Paragraph property sheet.
In the Indents group box, you can set the Left indent, the Right indent, and the
First line indent. Enter the desired values in the respective edit boxes.
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