Paragraph indentation and alignment are the main parameters that define the position of a paragraph on a page. Indentation determines the distance of the paragraph from the left margin of the page. You can either increase or decrease the indentation of the paragraph. Alignment determines the orientation of paragraph edges: left-aligned, center-aligned, right-aligned, or justified. In case of justified alignment, the text is spread evenly between the left and right margins of the page. Horizontal rules are used to visually separate the logical parts of textual information presented on the page.
To apply formatting to a paragraph: