Changing Basic Paragraph Formats


The basic paragraph formatting options allows you to control the following:
First
The distance from the column edge that the first line of a paragraph should be indented
Left
The distance from the column edge that entire paragraph should be indented
Right
The distance from the right edge of the column that a paragraph should be indented
Above
The amount of space alloted before the text of a paragraph. This is ignored if the below value of the previous paragraph is greater.
Below
The amount of space to allot after a paragraph before beginning the next paragraph. This is ignored if the above value from the next paragraph is greater.
Leading
This is the amount of space to include between the lowest descender on a line and the high ascender on the following line. This value is added to the default font size to determine line spacing.
Line Spacing
This can be determined by the leading value, the size of the largest font on a line, the height of the highest ascender on a line, or left as it is without any adjustments.
Widow/Orphan Lines
This number indicates the number of lines of a paragraph that have to remain together alone at the end of a page (orphan) or the beginning or the next page (widow).
Alignment
A paragraph can be left aligned, right aligned, centered, justified, or left as you type it.
Start
This allows you to specify specific staring places for a paragraph. For example, if you wanted to have all new chapters start at the beginning of a new page, you would select Top of Page. Other options include: Top of Column, Top of Left Page, Top of Right Page, Anywhere, & As is.
Keep With
This allows you to specify that a paragraph remains connected to the paragraph before or after it.
Next P Tag
This allows you to specify if you always want the following paragraph to have a format of another type.
Hypenate
This is a toggle that lets you turn hypenation on and off.