How does one indent a paragraph in a text capsule? Is this even possible to do?

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  1. Just Ask Susan profile image92
    Just Ask Susanposted 10 years ago

    How does one indent a paragraph in a text capsule? Is this even possible to do?

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  2. Jackie Lynnley profile image89
    Jackie Lynnleyposted 10 years ago

    I would love to know the answer! I have tried and could not. I have indented poetry weirdly though but this has been awhile back and I got it to fit in but it took a lot of effort and I could not tell you how. (It could have been that last kick I gave the keyboard!)

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  3. The Examiner-1 profile image61
    The Examiner-1posted 10 years ago

    When you edit a text capsule there is a box about the center of the row up top which usually has the word "Formatted" in it. Click on this and you will see a list of words, go to the bottom and you will see "Preformatted". Click on this one. The paragraph is now indented - perhaps only about 2-3 letters - but it is indented. The next rows after will be 1 letter to the left of the first.

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    1. Just Ask Susan profile image92
      Just Ask Susanposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      Thank you. I tried that but I'm not crazy over how it makes the text appear.

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  4. bravewarrior profile image82
    bravewarriorposted 10 years ago

    Susan, have you tried copy/paste from Word? I write all my posts in Word then copy and paste. I don't indent my paragraphs so I don't know if that'll work for you, but it's worth giving it a try.

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    1. The Examiner-1 profile image61
      The Examiner-1posted 10 years agoin reply to this

      I do that too, but it makes no difference. HP still moves it over.

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    2. Just Ask Susan profile image92
      Just Ask Susanposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      Yes I have tried that but it doesn't work.

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  5. WryLilt profile image86
    WryLiltposted 10 years ago

    There is a "quote" option which I use, which indents it and slightly greys the text.

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    1. The Examiner-1 profile image61
      The Examiner-1posted 10 years agoin reply to this

      That puts quote marks before and after each first line. You can also use numbers and bullets if you want to have something in front if each paragraph. I believe that she just wanted to indent as normal.

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    2. Just Ask Susan profile image92
      Just Ask Susanposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      Perfect WryLilt, Thank you so much. This works great!

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    3. easylearningweb profile image81
      easylearningwebposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      I too would love to have a bit more indenting capabilities, or possibly a way to include some basic HTML tags. I just tried the Block Quote (I highlighted paragraph first, then clicked icon) and it worked, indented the paragraph without quotes! Yay!

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