Microsoft KB Archive/66396

Word: Pipe Symbol on Ruler at Left Margin

PSS ID Number: Q66396 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

4.00 5.00 5.50 6.00

MS-DOS

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When a | (pipe) character appears on the ruler at the left margin, the current paragraph is formatted for a hanging indent.

The following ruler indicates that the selected paragraph is formatted with a half-inch hanging indent (choose Format Paragraph, and type “0.5” in the “left indent:” field and “-0.5” in the “first line:” field). The pipe marks the original left margin and the [ (left bracket) marks the current left indent.

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L|….[….1………2………3………4………5………]..

A hanging indent can be created in Word versions 4.00 or 5.00 by pressing ALT+T or by indicating a positive value for “left indent:” and a negative value for “first line:” in Format Paragraph. To remove a hanging indent from a paragraph, press ALT+P (or ALT+X+P if a style sheet is attached) to remove all paragraph formatting, or choose the Format Paragraph menu and set the left and first line indents to zero.

The speed key for creating a hanging indent in Word version 5.50 is CTRL+T. A hanging indent can also be created by indicating a positive value in the “From Left:” field and a negative value in the “First Line:” field from the Format Paragraph menu. The speed key for removing all paragraph formatting in Word version 5.50 is CTRL+X.

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