DS>   I have defined my normal paragraph style to have a first
DS> line indent   of 0.5" .
I set the normal style on my copy of word to indent and it applies the indent 
every time I start a new paragraph.  Its behaving properly.
What steps did you take to redefine the normal style?  I used
        Format
        Style
        Paragraph
        Normal
        change to indent for first line
        Ok etc.
Thereafter, all new paragraphs had an indent on the first line. Is this the 
procedure you followed?
Bob
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