When I hit the RETURN button in Word (2003) text then the first line of a text is (currently)
always automatically indented.

How can I turn off this "feature"?

All lines should begin at the same column. This can be the first column or - alternatively -
the column of the possibly set tabulator.

Pablo

Hi Pablo,

You should post to the Word newsgroup.

1. Choose Format, Paragraph, and on the Indent and Spacing tab change
Indentation, Special to None.

2. Or drag the First Line Indent icon on the horizontal ruler to the left
until it is over the Hanging Indent or Left Indent icons.

Cheers,
Shane Devenshire
Microsoft Excel MVP

"Pablo Suarez" <pcsuar******.com> wrote in message
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> When I hit the RETURN button in Word (2003) text then the first line of a
> text is (currently)
> always automatically indented.
>
> How can I turn off this "feature"?
>
> All lines should begin at the same column. This can be the first column
> or - alternatively -
> the column of the possibly set tabulator.
>
> Pablo
>

Remove the first-line indent using the ruler markers or Format | Paragraph.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Pablo Suarez" <pcsuar******.com> wrote in message
news:482f8e5f$0$6553$9b4e6d93@newsspool3.arcor-online.net...
> When I hit the RETURN button in Word (2003) text then the first line of a
> text is (currently)
> always automatically indented.
>
> How can I turn off this "feature"?
>
> All lines should begin at the same column. This can be the first column
> or - alternatively -
> the column of the possibly set tabulator.
>
> Pablo
>
>

Modify the paragraph style that you are using to not have a first line
indent.

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Pablo Suarez wrote:
> When I hit the RETURN button in Word (2003) text then the first line
> of a text is (currently) always automatically indented.
>
> How can I turn off this "feature"?
>
> All lines should begin at the same column. This can be the first
> column or - alternatively - the column of the possibly set tabulator.
>
> Pablo

Change the Format > Paragraph entry under Styles & Formatting (right-
click the style's name) from Indent to No Indent.

On May 17, 10:03*pm, pcs...******.com (Pablo Suarez) wrote:
> When I hit the RETURN button in Word (2003) text then the first line of a text is (currently)
> always automatically indented.
>
> How can I turn off this "feature"?
>
> All lines should begin at the same column. This can be the first column or- alternatively -
> the column of the possibly set tabulator.
>
> Pablo

Hi,
Try this...
Word toolbar> Format> Paragraph> Indents and spacing:
Alignment:
Left
Indentation:
Left: 0
Right: 0
Spacing:
Before: 0 pt
After: 0 pt

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]

"Pablo Suarez" <pcsuar******.com> wrote in message
news:482f8e5f$0$6553$9b4e6d93@newsspool3.arcor-online.net...
> When I hit the RETURN button in Word (2003) text then the first line of a
text is (currently)
> always automatically indented.
>
> How can I turn off this "feature"?
>
> All lines should begin at the same column. This can be the first column
or - alternatively -
> the column of the possibly set tabulator.
>
> Pablo

You can press Ctrl+Shift+N to reapply the Normal style, which has no
indentation by default.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Pablo Suarez" <pcsuar******.com> wrote in message
news:482f8e5f$0$6553$9b4e6d93@newsspool3.arcor-online.net...
> When I hit the RETURN button in Word (2003) text then the first line of a
> text is (currently)
> always automatically indented.
>
> How can I turn off this "feature"?
>
> All lines should begin at the same column. This can be the first column
> or - alternatively -
> the column of the possibly set tabulator.
>
> Pablo
>

Hi Pablo..

Go in "tools" then self-correction...
There must be what you're looking for

"Pablo Suarez" escreveu:

> When I hit the RETURN button in Word (2003) text then the first line of a text is (currently)
> always automatically indented.
>
> How can I turn off this "feature"?
>
> All lines should begin at the same column. This can be the first column or - alternatively -
> the column of the possibly set tabulator.
>
> Pablo
>
>

This is an Excel group, not Word. However, you can drag the First Line
Indent indicator (at the top of the screen), to align it with the
normal margin stop.

Hope this helps.

Pete

On May 18, 3:03*am, pcs...******.com (Pablo Suarez) wrote:
> When I hit the RETURN button in Word (2003) text then the first line of a text is (currently)
> always automatically indented.
>
> How can I turn off this "feature"?
>
> All lines should begin at the same column. This can be the first column or- alternatively -
> the column of the possibly set tabulator.
>
> Pablo

The first line indent feature is part of the Paragraph format.
Select the paragraph(s) you want to change and choose Format - Paragraph from the menu.
Change the Indentation (special) to none.

By the way, the HELP tool in Word would have given you this information.

"Tiago Nogueira" <TiagoNogueira@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:95204178-00F7-4F89-A4A7-CCAC72FE48AB@microsoft.com...
| Hi Pablo..
|
| Go in "tools" then self-correction...
| There must be what you're looking for
|
| "Pablo Suarez" escreveu:
|
| > When I hit the RETURN button in Word (2003) text then the first line of a text is (currently)
| > always automatically indented.
| >
| > How can I turn off this "feature"?
| >
| > All lines should begin at the same column. This can be the first column or - alternatively -
| > the column of the possibly set tabulator.
| >
| > Pablo
| >
| >

"Richard in AZ" wrote: << The first line indent feature is part of the
Paragraph format. Select the paragraph(s) you want to change and choose
Format - Paragraph from the menu. Change the Indentation (special) to none. >>

Another option would be to change the paragraph format via the style menu.
For if one always wants "Normal" (or "Body Text" or whatever) to have a first
line indent (or not have it), then it is best to go to Format -> Style and
modify that style to your needs. Otherwise, if you switch the formatting via
the Paragraph format, and later revert back to "Normal" (or "Body Text" or
whatever) then your formating will not carry on and will revert back to the
way it was.

Steven Craig Miller