To indent the first line of a paragraph

1. Click the Text Tool in the toolbox.

2. Select or highlight the text you want to change.

3. Click the Fonts button in the text ribbon. The Object Format dialog box opens with text options displayed.

4. Click the Tab Stops button to display the Tab Stops panel, if necessary.

5. Enter a positive number in the First Line box to indent the first line of each paragraph to the right; enter a negative number to indent to the left.

6. Click Apply to indent the text.

In step 3, if you prefer you can open the Object Format dialog box on the Tab Stops panel by clicking Tab Stops on the Format menu. You do not need to close the dialog box to apply the changes.