WordPerfect 7: Changing the Margins, Alignment and Spacing of text using Shortcut Keys

Six Steps to Change the Margins of text

1. Press CTRL+F8 to open the Margins dialog box.
2. Press ALT+L to change the left margin. Enter the desired left margin.
3. Press ALT+R to change the right margin. Enter the desired right margin.
4. Press ALT+T to change the top margin. Enter the desired top margin.
5. Press ALT+B to change the bottom margin. Enter the desired bottom margin.
6. Press ENTER once you have changed all the margins you want to change.

Three Steps to Change the Spacing of text

1. Press ALT+R to pull down the Format menu.
2. Press L then S to open the Line Spacing dialog box.
3. Enter the desired line spacing. (Common values are 1, 1.5 and 2.)

Two steps to Center text

1. Select the text you want to center.
2. Press SHIFT+F7. The text will automatically center.

Two steps to Right Flush text

1. Select the text you want to flush to the right.
2. Press ALT+F7. The text will automatically flush to the right.

Two steps to Indent text

1. Select the text you want to indent.
2. Press F7. The text will automatically indent.

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