What is an indentation level?

What is an indentation level?

Indentation refers to the spaces at the beginning of a code line.

What is indentation in code?

In computer programming, an indentation style is a convention governing the indentation of blocks of code to convey program structure. In such languages, indentation is meaningful to the compiler or interpreter; it is more than only a clarity or style issue.

How many levels of indentation are there?

There are four different types of indents that can be applied to a paragraph. First Line Indent Indents just the first line of a paragraph a specified amount, leaving all other lines in the paragraph alone. Left Line Indent Indents all the lines of the paragraph a specified distance from the left margin.

How to increase or decrease the left indent in a paragraph?

To increase or decrease the left indent of the whole paragraph, on the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click Increase List Level or Decrease List Level. Select the paragraph or paragraphs you want to indent.

How to adjust the size of an indent?

Choose Hanging > By to create a hanging indent. To quickly create a hanging indent using the ruler, see Create a hanging indent. When you choose this, Left and Right become Inside and Outside. This is for book style printing. Adjusts the amount of space before a paragraph. Adjusts the amount of space after a paragraph.

Where do I find indentation and spacing options?

There are general, indentation, and spacing options available in the Paragraph dialog box options. At the bottom of the dialog box, you can see a Preview of how the options will look before you apply them. Choose Left to align text to the left with a ragged right edge (or use the keyboard shortcut, Ctrl+L).

How do you make a first line indent?

To quickly create a first line indent using the ruler, see Create a first line indent. Choose Hanging > By to create a hanging indent. To quickly create a hanging indent using the ruler, see Create a hanging indent. When you choose this, Left and Right become Inside and Outside. This is for book style printing.