Explore paragraph dialog box 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. If you want to save the settings you chose as your default, select Set as Default. MS WORD Keyboard Shortcut for 'Increase Indent' for list items when INSIDE a table cell In MS Word, normally you can press TAB key to increase indent of a list item. But the same key when inside a table cell works as 'shift cursor to next cell'.
If you want to increase or decrease the amount of the paragraph indent from the left margin, use the Increase Indent and the Decrease Indent buttons in the Paragraph group on the Home tab. The Increase Indent button moves the paragraph one tab stop to the right. The Decrease Indent button moves the paragraph one tab stop to the left. Tab stops are every half inch by default; however, you can change them.
Increase and Decrease Indent Shortcut Keys | |
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Description | Shortcut Keys |
Increase Indent | Ctrl+M |
Decrease Indent | Ctrl+Q |