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Macros are often used to process large amounts of text in some way or another. If you are using a macro to do processing, you may want part of that processing to include setting the right indent applied to a paragraph. If you are programming in VBA, you can use the RightIndent property to set this value, as shown here:
Selection.Paragraphs.RightIndent = 144
The RightIndent property is always applied to a paragraph object. This means you can apply it to either a single paragraph or a range of paragraphs. In the above example the property being set belongs to all the paragraphs currently selected in the document.
You must also always specify the indent in points. In the above example, the left indent is set to 144 points, which is equivalent to two inches.
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2016-02-22 17:28:03
Bernadette Brien
Where are the instructions found in your email on how to this new function ie indentation
Thx. B. Brien
2013-04-30 18:00:10
Ken Endacott
Page layout is usually measured in inches or centimeters and it would be desirable to specify indents in these units.
To set a right indent of 2 inches the statement would be:
Selection.Paragraphs.RightIndent = InchesToPoints(2)
To set a right indent of 2.54 cm the statement would be:
Selection.Paragraphs.RightIndent = CentimetersToPoints(2.54)
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