Writer Guide

Figure 202: Sample poem
Indent Poem
First, set the Poem style to left alignment:
1) In the Styles and Formatting window, select Poem and right-click and select
Modify.
2) On the Alignment page, select Left.
Set the indentation:
1) Click the Indents & Spacing tab.
2) Under Indent, set the indentation before the text to 5cm (or about 2in).
Done! Click OK, and you should see the text change.
Final result
After all these changes, the poem should look similar to Figure 203. Note in the
figure that a third style has been created for the author of the poem.
Figure 203: Final result, using three custom styles
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