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spacing; between paragraphs in footnotes line spacing; paragraph spacing; lines and paragraphs single-line spacing in text one and a half line spacing in text double-line spacing in paragraphs leading between paragraphs paragraphs;spacing mw deleted "footnote spacings" and added "paragraphs;spacing" Indents and Spacing Sets the indenting and the spacing options for the paragraph.

To change the measurement units used in this dialog, choose %PRODUCTNAME - PreferencesTools - Options - %PRODUCTNAME Writer - General, and then select a new measurement unit in the Settings area. You can also set indents using the ruler. To display the ruler, choose View - Ruler.

Indent Specify the amount of space to leave between the left and the right page margins and the paragraph. Before text Enter the amount of space that you want to indent the paragraph from the page margin. If you want the paragraph to extend into the page margin, enter a negative number. In Left-to-Right languages, the left edge of the paragraph is indented with respect to the left page margin. In Right-to-Left languages, the right edge of the paragraph is indented with respect to the right page margin. After text Enter the amount of space that you want to indent the paragraph from the page margin. If you want the paragraph to extend into the page margin, enter a negative number. In Left-to-Right languages, the right edge of the paragraph is indented with respect to the right page margin. In Right-to-Left languages, the left edge of the paragraph is indented with respect to the left page margin. First line Indents the first line of a paragraph by the amount that you enter. To create a hanging indent enter a positive value for "Before text" and a negative value for "First line". To indent the first line of a paragraph that uses numbering or bullets, choose "Format - Bullets and Numbering - Position". Automatic Automatically indents a paragraph according to the font size and the line spacing. The setting in the First Line box is ignored. Spacing Specify the amount of space to leave between selected paragraphs. Above paragraph Enter the amount of space that you want to leave above the selected paragraph(s). Below paragraph Enter the amount of space that you want to leave below the selected paragraph(s). Line spacing Specify the amount of space to leave between lines of text in a paragraph. Single Applies single line spacing to the current paragraph. This is the default setting. 1.5 lines Sets the line spacing to 1.5 lines. Double Sets the line spacing to two lines. Proportional Select this option and then enter a percentage value in the box, where 100% corresponds to single line spacing. At Least Sets the minimum line spacing to the value that you enter in the box. If you use different font sizes within a paragraph, the line spacing is automatically adjusted to the largest font size. If you prefer to have identical spacing for all lines, specify a value in At least that corresponds to the largest font size. Leading Sets the height of the vertical space that is inserted between two lines. Fixed Sets the line spacing to exactly match the value that you enter in the box. This can result in cropped characters. of Enter the value to use for the line spacing. Register-true Activate Aligns the baseline of each line of text to a vertical document grid, so that each line is the same height. To use this feature, you must first activate the Register-true option for the current page style. To do this, choose Format - Page, click on the Page tab, and then select the Register-true box in the Layout settings area.

Writing Register-true