Microsoft KB Archive/211575

= XL2000: Indent Option on Alignment Tab Not Available with General Alignment =

Article ID: 211575

Article Last Modified on 9/25/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q211575





SYMPTOMS
When you click the Alignment tab in the Format Cells dialog box, the Indent option under Text alignment is unavailable (appears dimmed).



CAUSE
The Indent option is only available when you click Left (Indent) in the Horizontal box in the Format Cells dialog box; however, the default setting for text alignment is General. When you select any other item in the Horizontal box, the Indent option appears dimmed.



MORE INFORMATION
When you type a value in the Indent box, or click the arrows, the Indent option no longer appears dimmed, and the Horizontal box automatically changes from General to Left (Indent).

NOTE: Clicking Increase Indent on the Formatting toolbar produces the same result as typing or selecting a value in the Indent box.

To indent text in a cell, use either of the following methods.

Method 1: From the Formatting toolbar
Select the text and click Increase Indent on the Formatting toolbar.

NOTE: If you click Increase Indent several times and the cell to the right of the active cell is blank, the text you are aligning may be positioned over the blank cell, or over columns to the right of the active cell.

Method 2: From the Format Cells Dialog Box

 * 1) Select the text.
 * 2) On the Format menu, click Cells.
 * 3) Click the Alignment tab.
 * 4) In the Horizontal list, click Left (Indent).
 * 5) In the Indent box, type or select the amount by which you want to indent the text.
 * 6) Click OK.

