Quickly remove all first line indents in Word
Kutools for Word
When copying or downloading content from websites or other sources into a Word document, you may also inherit unwanted formatting. This can include first-line indents created using various first-line indent markers. To maintain a uniform document format, you may need to remove all first-line indents. With Kutools for Wordβs Remove All First Line Indents utility, you can quickly remove all first-line indents from an entire document in one step.
Remove all first line indents from the whole document
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Feature location: Kutools > Indents > Remove All First Line Indents

Remove all first line indents from the whole document
If your Word document contains first-line indents, as shown in the screenshot below, and you want to remove them instantly, follow these steps:
- Place your cursor anywhere in the document and apply this utility by clicking Kutools > Indents > Remove All First Line Indents.
- After clicking Remove All First Line Indents, all first-line indents will be removed immediately from the entire document.
Notes:
- Remove All First Line Indents only removes first-line indents, which are created using the first-line indent marker. See screenshot:
- This option does not remove other types of indents, such as:
- Left indents: Created using the left indent marker. To remove all left indents, go to the Remove Left Indents page.
- Right indents: Created using the right indent marker. To remove all right indents, go to the Remove Right Indents page.
- Hanging indents: Created using the hanging indent marker.
- Space or tab indents: Created by pressing the Space or Tab key. To remove space or tab indents, go to the Remove Space/Tab Indents page.
- Left indents: Created using the left indent marker. To remove all left indents, go to the Remove Left Indents page.
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