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<p id="par_idN1067D" class="paragraph" dir="auto">To show or hide rulers, choose <span class="emph">View - Ruler</span>. To show the vertical ruler, choose <span id="swlnsystextswriterguiderulerxhp_1" class="switchinline"><span hidden="true" id="MACtextswriterguiderulerxhp_1" class="MAC">LibreOffice - Preferences</span><span hidden="true" id="defaulttextswriterguiderulerxhp_1">Tools - Options</span></span> - <a target="_top" href="en-US/text/shared/optionen/01040200.html"><span class="emph">LibreOffice Writer - View</span></a>, and then select <span class="emph">Vertical ruler</span> in the <span class="emph">Ruler</span> area.</p>
<h2 id="hd_id3149686" dir="auto">Adjusting Page Margins</h2>
<p id="par_id3155175" class="paragraph" dir="auto">The margins of a page are indicated by the filled areas at the ends of the rulers.</p>
<h2 id="hd_id3149038" dir="auto">Changing Indents</h2>
<p id="par_id3153631" class="paragraph" dir="auto">Indents are adjusted with the three small triangles on the horizontal ruler.</p>
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<p id="par_id3152776" class="listitem" dir="auto">To change the left or the right paragraph indent, select the paragraph(s) that you want change the indent for, drag the bottom left or the bottom right triangle on the horizontal ruler to a new location.</p>
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<p id="par_id91610715353328" class="paragraph" dir="auto">For example, to change the left indent starting with the second line of a paragraph, hold down the <span id="swlnsystextswriterguiderulerxhp_2" class="switchinline"><span hidden="true" id="MACtextswriterguiderulerxhp_2" class="MAC"><span class="keycode">Command</span></span><span hidden="true" id="defaulttextswriterguiderulerxhp_2"><span class="keycode">Ctrl</span></span></span> key, click the triangle on the bottom left, and drag it to the right</p>
<p id="par_id3149164" class="paragraph" dir="auto">You can also double-click anywhere on the horizontal ruler, and adjust the indents in the <a target="_top" href="en-US/text/shared/01/05030000.html"><span class="emph">Paragraph</span></a> dialog.</p>
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