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Image of a two-line heading with a top border. The top border is indented 1 centimeter from the left.

Indented Top Border

Image of a two-line heading with a top border. The top border is indented 1 centimeter from the left.

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
Image of a two-line heading with an indented top border. The image includes labels and arrows pointing out the 2 paragraphs, the border, the indent, and the spacing before the second paragraph.
Diagram of the two paragraphs and their formatting

Try It!

Part 1: Typing the heading
first: Type the text shown and format it as Times New Roman, 26pt.
then: Select the Add Spacing Before Paragraph feature.

Part 2: Add and Indent the Border
first: Insert a blank line before the heading.
then: Add a 3pt bottom border.
finally: Indent this blank line 1 centimeter (.4 inches).

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

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