All in all, indented paragraphs in documents make for an engaging reading experience. So writers need to indent paragraphs or lines whenever required. If you’re a Google Docs user like me, you’ll be happy to know that the platform offers several ways to indent paragraphs on both mobile and PC.
Whether you want to create a First Line, Hanging, or Paragraph indent, Google Docs has all the options you need. In this post, we’ll show you how to use paragraph indents in Google Docs. Start.
How to create indents in Google Docs on PC
While you can easily create a First Line indent using the Tab key on your keyboard, there are certainly better ways to indent a paragraph or line in Google Docs. Let’s start with indenting paragraphs on PC.
Using Rulers in Google Docs
The first and probably easier way to indent paragraphs is to use the Rulers in Google Docs. Here’s how to do it.
Open your Google Docs document. By default, Google Docs displays the Ruler right above the document. If you can’t find it, go to View and select the Show ruler option from the list.
To the left of the Ruler, you’ll find two blue markers. A horizontal line and an upside down triangle. The horizontal line is the first line indent marker, while the upside down triangle is the left indent marker.
To indent the first line of a paragraph, select the paragraph you want to indent. Now drag the First Line Indent marker (Horizontal Bar) to its right. A blue line will appear with the measurement shown at the top. Next, move the slider accordingly to create a First Line indent.
Similarly, if you want to indent the entire paragraph to the right, you can use the left indent. Select the paragraph in question and move the left indent (inverted triangle) to the right.
And Voila! You have now indented your paragraph. Easy, right?
Use keyboard shortcuts
In addition to using Rulers, Google Docs has handy keyboard shortcuts at the top that you can use to indent paragraphs. This is the way.
Activate your Google Docs document. Select the paragraph you want to indent and use the Increase Indent or Decrease Indent shortcut in the toolbar at the top to indent the paragraph.
Alternatively, you can also use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + ]to increase the indent and the shortcut Ctrl +[todecreasetheindent[shortcuttodecreaseindent[đểgiảmthụtlề[shortcuttodecreaseindent
In addition to the above, if you are looking for more precision while indenting paragraphs, you can go to Format > Align and Indent > Indent Options.
Here you can set the exact indentation distance in centimeters. You can also choose to create a First Line or Hanging Indent using the Special Indent option. When done, click Apply.
As we’ve just seen, using the format tool is an effective way to correctly indent paragraphs in Google Docs.
How to create a hanging indent in Google Docs on PC
Hanging indent (also known as negative indent) is a style of paragraph indentation where the first line of a paragraph is left unindented while subsequent lines are indented. Hanging indents can be useful when adding citations to your academic papers.
Similar to First Line and Left Indent, you can also create Hanging Indents in Google Docs. To do that, you can use the Ruler or Format options in Google Docs. This is both.
Use a ruler to make a hanging indent
To create a hanging indent using the Ruler, select the paragraph where you want to apply the hanging indent. Now drag the left indent marker (inverted triangle) to your right to set the indent for your paragraph.
Now drag the First Line indent (horizontal bar) to your left. This way you will only indent the first line to the left and the rest of the paragraph will be preserved.
Use the Format Tool to create a hanging indent
Alternatively, if you want to create an indent that hangs at a custom value, you can use the Format tool in Google Docs. This is the way.
Make a selection of the paragraph you want to indent. Now go to Format > Align and Indent > Indent Options.
Under Special Indent, use the drop-down menu to select Hang from the list. In the box next to it, set a custom value in centimeters. Finally, press Apply.
That’s it. A hanging indent will be created at a specified distance.
How to create indents in Google Docs on mobile devices
Google Docs also allows paragraphs to be indented in its mobile app on both Android and iPhone. Since there is no ruler available in the mobile version of Google Docs, there is no direct way to create a First Line or Hanging Indent. So you will be limited to indenting the whole paragraph to the right. Here is how it works.
Step 1: Open your Google Docs document. Tap the Pencil icon at the bottom right to go into edit mode.
Step 2: Now place the cursor on the line of the paragraph that you want to indent. Now tap the format icon from the toolbar at the top.
Switch to the Paragraph tab and use the Right Indent option.
That’s it. This will indent the entire paragraph to its right.
Pro tip: If you’re looking to indent the first line of a paragraph in the Google Docs app, place the cursor at the beginning of the paragraph. Now press the spacebar on your keyboard multiple times to create a First Line indent. This workaround will get the job done.
Indent left or right
As expected, indenting paragraphs on Google Docs is easy. And while the mobile version may not have all the options you need, you can always use the web version to get the job done.
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