Microsoft KB Archive/30665

First Line Indents Ignored After Two Manual Page Breaks

PSS ID Number: Q30665 Article last modified on 03-07-1997

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= SUMMARY =

In Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, with an indent set on the ruler, if two manual page breaks are inserted by pressing SHIFT+ENTER, the next paragraph starts at the first line-indent marker instead of on the left-indent marker. This will happen when the first line indent is set in a different place than the left or body indent. The following example of a hanging indent demonstrates the problem (the dashed lines represent the page breaks):

What It Looks Like             What It Should Look Like --             This test of hanging indents This test of hanging indents shows the problem. shows the problem. —————————– —————————– —————————– —————————– This test of hanging indents This test of hanging indents shows the problem. shows the problem.

= MORE INFORMATION =

To display the correct hanging indent, do the following:


 * 1) Press SHIFT+ENTER to enter one page break.
 * 2) Press RETURN.
 * 3) Enter the second page break.

Please note that you must enter the information exactly as stated; if you put your cursor between the two page breaks after they have been entered and press RETURN, the problem will not be corrected.

Another workaround is to use two section breaks (press COMMAND+ENTER) formatted with New Page for Section Start instead of using page breaks.

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