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- open the Styles and Formatting window (as described above);
- select a common paragraph style like Default Style;
- right-click on the name to open the contextual menu and select New;
- in the dialog box that opens, enter a name for your style;
- click on the Indents & Spacing tab. Choose the setting under the Indent section. To get an indent of 1 cm, you need to enter 1cm[1] in the field Before Text. Then click the First line field and enter the value -0.5cm[1]; and
- click OK. The new style appears now among the list of styles. You can use it now as a predefined style (see above).
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 If the measurement unit is set to Inch ( ▸ ▸ ▸ ▸ ▸ ), then the centimiter value you just entered will automatically be converted to inch.