LeftIndent Property

Applies To

Paragraph object, ParagraphFormat object, Paragraphs collection object, Row object, Rows collection object.

Description

Paragraph, Paragraphs, or ParagraphFormat object: Returns or sets the left indent value (in points) for the specified paragraphs. Read/write Single.

Row or Rows object: Returns or sets the distance (in points) between the left page margin and the left edge of the text in the specified rows. Read/write Single.

See Also

Alignment property, FirstLineIndent property, RightIndent property, Row property, SelectCurrentIndent method, SetLeftIndent method, TabHangingIndent method, TabIndent method.

Example

This example sets the left indent of the first paragraph in the active document to 1 inch. The InchesToPoints method is used to convert inches to points.

ActiveDocument.Paragraphs(1).LeftIndent = InchesToPoints(1)

This example sets the left indent for all rows in the first table in the active document.

ActiveDocument.Tables(1).Rows.LeftIndent = InchesToPoints(1)