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I use Microsoft Word for Mac Version 16.73 When I hit Return at the end of a paragraph, then hit Tab, Word shoves my entire paragraph over, not just the one line I want Tabbed. Chunks or blocks of text are locked together it seems.
And when I Highlight a sentence to change it from Aligning Left, to Center Text, how can I limit that command to only what's Highlighted? Word always moves an entire chunk of other text over along with the Highlighted sentence.
The Microsoft Configuration Manager tag is not the right place to get this answered. You should post this to a Office tag or forum.
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Could you please share a screenshot as an example here so I can understand your requirement better? As to the second question, I'm afraid it is not possible to only align selected text within a paragraphs.
See if the paragraph style you are using is set to "Automatically update." You will find this option in the Modify Style dialog box. If the option is enabled, turn it off. Note that a macro solution may be required if the Normal style is affected.