Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Learn how to indent paragraphs in Microsoft Word for Mac with the Tab key, ruler, and Paragraph dialog box.

These steps apply to Word for Microsoft 365 for Mac, Word 2021 for Mac, Word 2019 for Mac, and Word 2016 for Mac.

💻 If you're on a PC, please see "How to Indent Paragraphs in Microsoft Word" youtu.be/Q2BqbLV5MCM.

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:41 How to Use the Tab Key to Indent Paragraphs
01:00 How to Change the Default Tab Indent Length
01:21 How to Use the Ruler to Indent Paragraphs
02:49 How to Use the Paragraph Dialog Box to Indent Paragraphs

📝 Companion Blog Post/Transcript for this Video
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How to Indent Paragraphs in Word for Mac
erinwrightwriting.com/indent-paragraphs-in-word-for-mac

💻 Related Resources
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How to Change the Unit of Measurement for the Ruler, Margins, and Indents in Word for Mac
youtu.be/LVll18FnOs8

How to Use the Ruler in Word for Mac
youtu.be/lV5dL9tey8U

How to Use Word for Mac Playlist
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTcwfTvXiBsiERbFGLG604i1h490xRBdJ

💻 Please visit my website at erinwrightwriting.com for more writing-related software tutorials.

Thank you for watching!

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