Learn how to format paragraphs by adjusting alignment, line and paragraph spacing, first line indent, and adding bullet or numbered lists. This guide provides step-by-step instructions for organizing and customizing your text.
- Paragraph Alignment
- Line Spacing
- First Line Indent
- Space Between Paragraphs
- Bullet List/Numbered List
Any paragraph formatting options will only be applied to the text box you selected.
While editing text, make sure to switch to the Edit mode.
- Toggle the switch to Edit.
Paragraph Alignment
You can align the text inside a text box. You can align text to the left, right, and center. You can also pace out your text with the justification option.
- Select the text you want to align.
- Choose the alignment option.
- You can also use the following keyboard shortcuts:
- To center the selected text use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+E.
- To make the selected text aligned to the right margin use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+R.
- To make your selected text aligned to both right and left so that justify it use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+J.
You can find all paragraph formating options in the Appearance tab located in the right-side Properties panel.
- Select the paragraph you want to modify.
- Click on the More Adjustments icon.
- Open the Paragraph section.
Line Spacing
The Line Spacing tool will control the distance above and below lines of text.
- Click the dropdown and choose an option (or enter a number manually).
First Line Indent
The first line indent option will replicate the experience of starting a new paragraph, where the first word has a space before it. This feature makes it much easier for users to identify when paragraphs start. You will need to select all paragraphs in a text block to make this change.
- Type a number into the box.
Space Between Paragraphs
Similar to line spacing, the space between paragraphs feature will let you control the space between the paragraphs in a text box.
- Type a number into the box.
Bullet List/Numbered List
Soda PDF will let you create bullet points or numbered lists. To prepare your list, you'll need to separate each item into its own paragraph. Make sure to hit the Enter key at the end of each entry to your list to start a new paragraph.
You can use the Space Between Paragraphs setting to manage the distance between your bullet point list.
- Choose the dropdown for bullet points and pick one from the list.
- Alternatively, choose the numbered list option and pick the appropriate formatting.
- Click the Make Default button to use the selected settings moving forward.