To finalize the shortcut key assignment, click “Assign”. Instead, we tried “Alt + Ctrl + A” instead and discovered that key combination is unassigned. You can reassign the key combination to your AutoText entry, but we decided not to. In our example, we tried to assign “Ctrl + Shift + A” to our “Address” AutoText entry, but that key combination is already assigned to “AllCaps”. If that key combination is already assigned to another function, that function is listed below the “Current keys” list box, next to “Currently assigned to”. The key combination displays in the edit box. Here, we’ve selected our “Address” AutoText entry.Ĭlick in the “Press new shortcut key” edit box and then press the shortcut key you want to use. Scroll down, if necessary, and select the AutoText entry to which you want to add a shortcut key. In the list of “Categories” on the “Customize Keyboard” dialog box, scroll down and select “Building Blocks”.Īll available building blocks display in the “Building Blocks” list on the right. In the right pane, below the list of commands, click “Customize” next to “Keyboard shortcuts”. Click “Customize Ribbon” in the list of items on the left. Figure 11.The “Word Options” dialog box displays. Select the OK button to save your selection(s) and close the Paragraph dialog box. Make any additional adjustments to alignment or line spacing.ġ0. Use the increment arrows to adjust the length of the indent. Select First line in the Special drop-down menu. Select the Special menu arrow in the Paragraph dialog box. Select the Paragraph group’s dialog box launcher.
Note that older versions of Word will say “Select All Text With Similar Formatting,” instead.Ĭaution: Other text with paragraph formatting (such as a title formatted with a large font size rather than with one of Word’s preset heading styles) will also be selected.ĥ. Select Select Text with Similar Formatting in the drop-down menu (see figure 3). Select Select in the Editing group (see figure 2).Ĥ.
Select the Home tab in the ribbon (see figure 1).ģ. Your paragraphs should be indented as you move the ruler marker.ġ. Move the top ruler marker to the right to the desired indent length. If your ruler is already visible, skip to step 7.ĥ.
Select Text with Similar Formatting option This option will select all the paragraphs in the document.Ĭaution: Other text with paragraph formatting (such as a title formatted with a large font size rather than with one of Word’s preset heading styles) will also be selected. Note that older versions of Word will say “Select All Text With Similar Formatting,” instead. Select Select Text with Similar Formatting in the drop-down menu. If your document is blank, skip to step 5.ġ. However, you can also use the Paragraph dialog box if you would like to make additional adjustments to alignments and line spacing simultaneously. If you have not started writing yet, you can set the first line indent before you start.
Then click the Increase Indent button in the Paragraph button group on the Home tab of the Ribbon. If you want to indent all existing paragraphs, the quickest method is the ruler. To increase the entire left side paragraph indentation, select the paragraph or paragraphs to indent.
See “ How to Create, Change, and Delete Tabs in Microsoft Word” for more information about using tab stops. However, you can add keyboard shortcut keys to AutoText entries. Insert your cursor at the start of the paragraph. AutoText entries are reusable chunks of text you can insert into documents using just a few keystrokes, saving you a lot of typing. If you want to indent single, existing paragraphs, the quickest method is the Tab key.