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Part - II : Formatting Text and Paragraph · Part 4

Chapter 2: Chapter 2 · Computer Applications

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Paragraph Alignment Chapter . . Line Spacing: Line spacing determines the amount of vertical space between lines of text in a paragraph. By default, the lines are single- spaced, that is the spacing accommodates the largest font in that line, plus a small amount of extra space.

In Open Office, setting line spacing is quite easy through the context menu, select the line or word or phrase, right-click → line spacing, select the type single, . or double. There are seven different types of line spacing as shown in the dialog box given below in Fig. .

. • Select the entire document by Edit → Select All • Format → paragraph • The paragraph dialog box appears, click Indents & Spacing tab • In the line spacing option , select the type and click OK button. Figure . Paragraph dialog box .

. Indenting text Indent is the distance from the left and right margin of a paragraph. It is used to improve the efficiency and readability of the paragraph and makes the paragraph look more attractive. In paragraphs, an easy way to apply indent for the first line of text can be created by moving the insertion pointer to the begining of the line and pressing the tab key on the keyboard.

There are four types of intentations: • Left Indent • Right Indent • First Line Indent • Hanging Indent. Left indent - The Left indent controls the space between the paragraph and the left margin. This is the default indent. Each click on the Increase indent icon moves the paragraph ½ inch away from the left margin.

The left indent can also be applied by Format → Paragraph → Indents & Spacing tab, enter a value in the “ Before text ” spin box as shown Figure . . This results

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