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How to Change Indent Increments

I would like to know if it is possible to change the Increment of indentation on either the ribbon Home Tab or Page Layout Tab in Word 2010.

On the Home tab the Increase Indent button will increase the indent by 0.5 inch.   On the Page Layout tab the Left indent increments by 0.1".  I'd like to change either of these to indent by 0.25". 

The indentation applied when you click the Increase Indent button is determined by the default tab stops, which you can modify in the Tabs dialog box.

I don't know of a way to change the increments as you click the arrows in the Paragraph group on the Page Layout tab, but note that you can type in the value you want.

Of course, the most convenient way to set the indentation you want is to create a paragraph style or modify an existing one.

Stefan Blom
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Last updated August 22, 2023 Views 851 Applies to: