Indented Top Border

The section headings in Barron’s Business Law have a top border that is indented while the text of the heading is not. How did they do this?

You can recreate this formatting in Google Docs or Microsoft word by:

• adding a bottom border to the paragraph above
• adding an indent to the paragraph above
• using the Add Spacing Before Paragraph feature

Below is a diagram of the final text:

Try It!

Part 1: Typing the heading

1. Type the text shown and format it as Times New Roman, 26pt.
2. Select the Add Spacing Before Paragraph feature.

Part 2: Add and Indent the Border

1. Insert a blank line before the heading.
2. Add a 3pt bottom border.
3. Indent this blank paragraph to 1 centimeter (.4 inches).

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Emerson RW. Business Law. Barrons Educational Services; 2015.