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SELF-LEARNING PACKAGE IN

ICT 8 Quarter 2| Week 1

Indents and Line Spacing

Learning Competency:
Use indents and line spacing in a slide.

MARICAR R. PORNEL, Oton NHS

ZALDY M. TONDO, Division Science Coordinator
WRITERS
 Ready to Launch!

Indents and line spacing are two important features you can use to change the way text appears on a
slide. Indents can be used to create multilevel lists or to visually set paragraphs apart from one another. Line
spacing can be adjusted to improve readability or to fit more lines on a slide.

Aim at the Target!

At the end of this module you are expected to:

1. Use indents and line spacing in a slide.

Try This!
Gear Up! Let’s see if you have ideas regarding this topic.
Direction. Solve the crosswords using the list of words and the clues.

VIEW

TAB

LINE SPACING

LEFT

INDENT

HANGING

ACROSS DOWN
1. Allows you to adjust the amount of 4. Adjusts every line of a paragraph except for the first line.
space between each line in a list or 5. A tab command use to activate the Ruler.
paragraph. 6. Helps to format the layout of text so it appears more
2. Indents all lines in a paragraph. organized on your slide .
3. A key to create a first line indent.

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 Keep This in Mind!

Indentation and line spacing are two important features you can use to change the way text appears on
a slide. Indentation can be used to visually set paragraphs apart from one another or to create multilevel lists,
while line spacing can be adjusted to improve readability or to fit more lines on the slide.

Figure 1: Example of Indention and line spacing

Analysis.
Direction. Read the contents of figure 1 and answer the questions below.
1. What have you learned from the contents of the figure?
2. What have you observe on the way texts appeared or displayed?
3. Can the text display or appearance be changed using PowerPoint? Explain.

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Abstraction and Generalization

To indent text:

Indenting helps to format the layout of text so it appears more organized on your slide. The fastest way to in-
dent is to use the Tab key. An alternative method is to use one of the Indent commands. With these com-
mands, you can either increase or decrease the indent.

To indent using the Tab key: Place the insertion To indent using the Indent commands: Place the inser-
point at the very beginning of the line you want tion point at the very beginning of the line you want to
indent. From the Home tab, select the Increase List
Level command.

To decrease an indent, select the desired line, then

press Shift+Tab or the Decrease List Level command.

Indenting lists and paragraphs

Indenting will give different results, depending on whether you are working with a list or paragraph.
• Paragraph: Indenting the first line of a paragraph using the Tab key cre-
ates a first-line indent. This helps to separate paragraphs from each oth-
er, as in the examples above.
• List: Indenting a line of a list creates a multilevel list. This means the in-
dented line is a subtopic of the line above it. Multilevel lists are useful if
you want to create an outline or hierarchy.
Once you've created a multilevel list,
you may want to choose a different
bullet style for different levels of the
list to make them stand out even
more.

Adjusting indents

Sometimes you may want to adjust the indents in your presentations. You can do this by moving the indent
markers on the Ruler. By default, the Ruler is hidden, so you'll first need to show the Ruler.

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To show the Ruler:

1. Select the View tab on the Ribbon.

2. In the Show group, check the box next
to Ruler. The Ruler will appear.

Indent markers To indent using indent markers:

Indent markers are located to the left of the horizontal Customizing bullet spacing
ruler,
and they provide several indentation options. When working with lists, PowerPoint allows you to
adjust the space between bullets and text by using
• First-line indent marker: This adjusts the the first-line indent marker and hanging indent
first line of a paragraph. marker.

To change the bullet spacing:

• Hanging indent marker: This adjusts every line of a • Select the lines you want to change, then go to
paragraph except for the first line. the desired indent marker. In our example,
we'll use the hanging indent marker.

• Left indent marker: This

moves both the first-line indent
and hanging indent markers at
the same time, indenting all lines
in a paragraph.

• Click and drag the indent marker as needed. When

you're done, the bullet spacing will be adjusted.

Line spacing

PowerPoint allows you to adjust the amount of space between each line in a list or paragraph. You
can reduce the line spacing to fit more lines on a slide, or you can increase it to improve readability. In some
instances, PowerPoint may automatically change the font size when you adjust the line spacing, so increasing
the line spacing too much may cause the text to be too small.

To format line spacing:

1. Select the text you want to format.

2. On the Home tab, locate the Paragraph group, click the Line
Spacing command, then select the desired line spacing option from the menu.

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3. The line spacing will be adjusted.
If you want to adjust the line spacing with even more precision, select Line Spacing Options from the drop-
down menu. The Paragraph dialog box will appear, allowing you to adjust the line spacing and paragraph
spacing, or the amount of space added before and after each paragraph.

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Application.
Direction: Perform the practice task given below:

1. Open our practice presentation.

2. On the last slide, select the entire bulleted list and change the line spacing options to 12 pt before and 0
pt after.
3. Indent the second bullet to make it a subtopic under the first bullet.
4. Show the Ruler if it's not already visible.
5. For each subtopic, select it and drag the left indent marker to 2cm.
Note: These are the bullets that do not begin with times.
6. When you're finished, your slide should look something like this:

7. Save your presentation as task5_CT_***(where your *** is your family name) in your PC.

Reflect
Complete the statements below.
I understand _____________________________________________________________________________________
I don’t understand ________________________________________________________________________________
I need more information about ______________________________________________________________________

Reinforcement & Enrichment

Direction: Answer the question below:
1. Enumerate 10 things that you learned during the COVID-19 Pandemic .

Task to do: a. Open a blank presentation , apply bullets as you encode your answer.
b. Apply first line indent, right indent and hanging indent in any of the list.
c. Choose and design your own slide. (Do not insert picture )
d. Save the presentation as PT6_***( where i*** is your family name).

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 Assess Your Learning
Multiple Choice. Chose the best answer. Select the letter of your choice.
1. Which tab is use to activate the ruler?
a. insert b. review c. view d. references
2. The hanging indent marker moves all of the lines except
a. the last line b. the date line c. the second line d. the first line
3. The left indent will move
a. The first line b. the name line c. the last line d. all of the lines in a paragraph
4. What is the fastest way to use indent?
a. Ctrl key b. Shift key c. Alt key d. Tab key
5. When you want to line up things in Word exactly, you should use
A. tabs b. indents c. spaces
6. To indent using the Indent commands, we use_________
a. Bullets b. Increase and Decrease list level c. Numbering d. Line spacing
7. What is the name of a dialog box allowing you to adjust the line spacing
a. Paragraph b. Increase and Decrease list level c. Left indent d. Hanging indent
8. It is also possible to indent every line except for the first line, which is known as a _____
a. first -line indent marker b. Left indent marker c. hanging indent marker
9. Allows you to adjust the amount of space between each line in a list or paragraph.
a. Increase and Decrease list level b. Line spacing c. Left indent d. Hanging indent
10. To indent using the Indent commands, we use
a. tab stop b. ruler c. View tabs d. increase and decrease indent

References & Photo Credits

https://edu.gcfglobal.org/en/powerpoint/getting-started-with-powerpoint/1/
https://www.goalsontrack.com/blog/2013/01/14/17-good-habits-for-a-successful-life