How to Use WPS Indent on macOS

Use WPS Indent through 3 how-to topics, including increasing indent, decreasing indent, and setting precise indents; 3 are available without membership and 0 are membership-related.

How-to Index

How-to Guide

1. Increase Indent

Feature entry: Home tab → Increase Indent button

1. Select the paragraph you want to adjust.
2. Open the Home tab.
3. Click the Increase Indent button.
4. Each click moves the paragraph one tab stop to the right.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The selected paragraph moves to the right as a whole.
• Next action available: You can keep clicking to increase the indent level.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: If the paragraph is not selected first, the indent may not apply to the intended content.

2. Decrease Indent

Feature entry: Home tab → Decrease Indent button

1. Select the paragraph you want to adjust.
2. Open the Home tab.
3. Click the Decrease Indent button.
4. Each click moves the paragraph one tab stop to the left.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The selected paragraph moves to the left as a whole.
• Next action available: You can keep clicking to reduce the indent level.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: If the paragraph is already close to the default left margin, further decreases may show only a small visible change.

3. Set Precise Indents

Feature entry: Home tab → Text Properties drop-down menu → Text Properties → Paragraph tab

1. Select the paragraph whose indent you want to adjust.
2. Click the Home tab.
3. Open the Text Properties drop-down menu and select Text Properties.
4. In the right task pane, select the Paragraph tab.
5. Adjust the indent values and indent format, such as first-line indent or hanging indent.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The paragraph displays the new indent effect based on the values you set.
• Next action available: You can continue adjusting other paragraph settings and save the document.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: If the selected paragraph range is not confirmed, only part of the content may be changed.
• Environment note: The document must be in an editable state.