Adjust the indent on the Ribbon in Word 2007 and later You can also adjust the first line indent and hanging indent size under the Special option in the Indentation section.Īt the bottom of the Paragraph settings window, you can preview the look of the indent sizes you are setting and make changes accordingly until you get it the way you want. You can also place the cursor in the paragraph, right-click with your mouse, and chose Paragraph.Īs seen below in the Paragraph window, under the Indentation section, the left and right indent settings can be adjusted. To view this window, double-click the markers in the ruler, click Format and then Paragraph. Changing indents in the Paragraph windowĪnother way to adjust the indents is to view the Paragraph settings. If a large indent is created when pressing the Tab and adjusting the indent on the Ruler doesn't work, adjust the Left Tab Stop in the Ruler.