format question

[chele_66]

This has been a problem for as long as I have used word and I certainly hope
someone can help! When writing and the text goes to the next line, if I want
to add some spaces, I can not. I'm currently in a table, so tab goes to the
next cell. I want to indent the text for these two lines only. I can manually
space the first line but the next line will do nothing. Only if I add a
letter, the next letter can be spaced, but deleting the "added" letter
returns the text to the original position. How can I indent just this one
line, without redoing the margins ect.
Thank you so much...
chele

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

You'll need to add a line break (Shift+Enter) at the end of the previous
line; then you can add spaces if desired, but a tab character would be
preferable, and you can insert that in a table using Ctrl+Tab.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

 

[chele_66]

Thank you so much!! shift + enter was what worked in this situation...crtl +
tab added two tabs, put it further than the 5 spaces I was looking for. Can
not tell you how much frustration this has caused in my life!! I have several
friends that I will pass this on to as I am not the only one that has had
this problem!! Thank you Suzanne!
Have a great weekend knowing you have made more than just my day!!
cheers, chele

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Ctrl+Tab won't insert two tab characters; possibly the paragraph already had
a hanging indent? Or it still had the spaces you inserted earlier? If you
display nonprinting characters (see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/NonPrintChars.htm), it is a lot easier
to see what you're dealing with.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org