The final section in the Lines And Page Breaks tab of the Paragraph dialog box in Microsoft Word is Textbox Options, which allows you to define how paragraphs interact with any textboxes you've ...

Like other formatting symbols, the Paragraph Marks ¶ can be of huge help. But you can turn off these Paragraph marks in Word, if you wish to.

Let’s say you need to indent your paragraphs one inch from the margin. Rather than pressing [Tab] twice to indent a paragraph, enter 1 in the Default Tab Stops dialog box and then click OK.

Locate and click the Paragraph dialog launcher icon in the bottom right of the Paragraph group, and click the Tabs button at the foot of the Paragraph dialog box.

Navigate to the Paragraph group within the Home tab and click the "AZ" (sort) button. The Sort Text dialog box opens. Select "Paragraph" from the Sort By drop-down menu.

Use less space between paragraphs. In the Microsoft Word Paragraph dialog box (Ctrl-M), you can choose single spacing or a specific amount of space between lines.

When Word insists on putting more space between paragraphs than you want, take control! Remove the spacing for individual paragraphs or all paragraphs.

Click the dialog launcher in the lower-right corner of the Paragraph section of the Home tab to open the Paragraph dialog box. Note the number in the Before Text box in the Indentation section.

* Go to Format / Tabs. (In Word 2007, click the Page Layout tab, click the Paragraph dialog box arrow, and then click the Tabs button.) * Type 1 in the Tab Stop Position dialog box. Click the Set ...