how do you indent a direct quote?

Hi, I am writting an essay and am not very good on computers, I need to
"indent" a direct quote and have no idea how to go about dong this! any help
would be very much appreicated thank you

Deni

ChrisM
Fri Jul 21 06:13:18 CDT 2006

There might be a 'clever' way of doing this, but if it was me, I'd just
select the block of text I wanted to indent, and drag the 'Left Indent'
markers on the Ruler at the top of the screen in a little bit.
(Word2000)

Cheers,

Chris.

"Deni" <Deni@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi, I am writting an essay and am not very good on computers, I need to
> "indent" a direct quote and have no idea how to go about dong this! any
> help
> would be very much appreicated thank you
>
> Deni

Stefan
Fri Jul 21 06:22:43 CDT 2006

Another method is to use the Paragraph dialog box (which makes it
easier to set an exact value): On the Format menu, click Paragraph.
Click the Indents and Spacing tab. At "Indentation," specify the
desired value for "Left."

For long documents, applying a style with the appropriately defined
indentation is the best approach. See:

Tips for understanding Microsoft Word styles
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/styles/TipsOnStyles.html

How to apply a style in Microsoft Word
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/styles/ApplyAStyle.html

How to modify styles in Microsoft Word
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/styles/ModifyAStyle.html

Creating a Template ? The Basics (Part I)
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/customization/CreateATemplatePart1.htm

Creating a Template (Part II)
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/customization/CreateATemplatePart2.htm

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"ChrisM" wrote in message
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> There might be a 'clever' way of doing this, but if it was me, I'd
just
> select the block of text I wanted to indent, and drag the 'Left
Indent'
> markers on the Ruler at the top of the screen in a little bit.
> (Word2000)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Chris.
>
> "Deni" <Deni@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:F3BF2AE3-6E57-4329-B083-40277A35E3DC@microsoft.com...
> > Hi, I am writting an essay and am not very good on computers, I
need to
> > "indent" a direct quote and have no idea how to go about dong
this! any
> > help
> > would be very much appreicated thank you
> >
> > Deni
>
>

CyberTaz
Fri Jul 21 09:06:55 CDT 2006

Just adding to what Stefan suggested, you may also want to apply a Right
Indent as well to attain what would be called an "Inset Quote" - has a nice
effect :)

--
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Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

"Stefan Blom" <no.spam@please.xyz> wrote in message
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> Another method is to use the Paragraph dialog box (which makes it
> easier to set an exact value): On the Format menu, click Paragraph.
> Click the Indents and Spacing tab. At "Indentation," specify the
> desired value for "Left."
>
> For long documents, applying a style with the appropriately defined
> indentation is the best approach. See:
>
> Tips for understanding Microsoft Word styles
> http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/styles/TipsOnStyles.html
>
> How to apply a style in Microsoft Word
> http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/styles/ApplyAStyle.html
>
> How to modify styles in Microsoft Word
> http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/styles/ModifyAStyle.html
>
> Creating a Template - The Basics (Part I)
> http://word.mvps.org/faqs/customization/CreateATemplatePart1.htm
>
> Creating a Template (Part II)
> http://word.mvps.org/faqs/customization/CreateATemplatePart2.htm
>
> --
> Stefan Blom
> Microsoft Word MVP
>
>
> "ChrisM" wrote in message
> news:eUZcbbLrGHA.3908@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> There might be a 'clever' way of doing this, but if it was me, I'd
> just
>> select the block of text I wanted to indent, and drag the 'Left
> Indent'
>> markers on the Ruler at the top of the screen in a little bit.
>> (Word2000)
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Chris.
>>
>> "Deni" <Deni@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:F3BF2AE3-6E57-4329-B083-40277A35E3DC@microsoft.com...
>> > Hi, I am writting an essay and am not very good on computers, I
> need to
>> > "indent" a direct quote and have no idea how to go about dong
> this! any
>> > help
>> > would be very much appreicated thank you
>> >
>> > Deni
>>
>>
>
>
>
>
>
>

Charles
Fri Jul 21 10:06:02 CDT 2006

I use a paragraph style. I use body text for my basic style so I based the
quotation style on it. It is indented left and right, has single line
spacing, and is a smaller font size than body text. The setting for
following paragraph is body text, but could be the quotation style. I tend
to just type the quotations and then select the paragarphs and apply the
style.

If you are writing anything important where you may be making changes in
your formatting, you want to use styles rather than direct formatting. That
way you can change the look of all of your quotations (or headings or body
text) at once. http://addbalance.com/usersguide/styles.htm
--
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Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!

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"Deni" <Deni@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi, I am writting an essay and am not very good on computers, I need to
> "indent" a direct quote and have no idea how to go about dong this! any
> help
> would be very much appreicated thank you
>
> Deni

Suzanne
Fri Jul 21 10:09:37 CDT 2006

Apply the built-in Block Text style, which has left and right indents built
in. You may find that these indents are excessive. If so, change them using
the ruler or the Format | Paragraph dialog, then update the style to match
the formatting.

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Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Deni" <Deni@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi, I am writting an essay and am not very good on computers, I need to
> "indent" a direct quote and have no idea how to go about dong this! any
help
> would be very much appreicated thank you
>
> Deni