Not indenting the first paragraph makes paragraph formatting somewhat inconsistent. In the 'Replace with' text, it stands for a paragraph break. In the 'Search for' pattern, ' ' stands for a line-break. Also the point where you have to start reading is somewhat more difficult to find: For example, if you follow the left edge of the paragraph to the top, you will end up at the second, not the first line. You can replace spaces with paragraph ends (use ' ' in the replacement) you can't replace anything with line-breaks, unless you use the trick I mentioned above. Indenting the first paragraph causes some optical dissonance because the gaps in the left side of a text block are unbalanced: You start with a gap, but you do not end with one (unless you have an orphan which is bad for another reason).
Obviously, this advantage does not apply to the first paragraph. While the last line is still shorter on average, there will be cases which are impossible to identify as a last line of a paragraph. Not justifying the last line of a paragraph does not work with unjustified text. If you only have a straight wall of text on the left side of the paragraph, it is more difficult to find the correct line. but this does not work because it creates new paragraph rather than a new line within the same paragraph. It is helpful to have some sort of orientation at the left side of the paragraph to help your brain find the right line to continue. In each paragraph I need to find the character ‘.’ and add after it a new line - not a new paragraph. The non-justified line may still take up almost the entire linewidth. You can also hold the Shift key down and click on cells in each row you. Doing this in addition to not justifying the last line of a paragraph has several advantages: In OpenOffice writer it seems that tables insist on being followed by a new line.
It is helpful to have some sort of orientation at the left side of the paragraph to help your brain find the right line to continue. First of all, the point of indenting the first line of paragraphs is to help the reader distinguish adjacent paragraphs when reading or skimming the text. Doing this in addition to not justifying the last line of a paragraph has several advantages: The non-justified line may still take up almost the entire linewidth. It is a very good interim solution, though, and the latest news and downloads can be found at.
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