1
Select the cells to indent
Highlight the cells to push in.
How to indent in Google Sheets
Sheets has no indent button, but a custom number format adds spaces before the text in any cell.
Operations
2
Click Format
Open the Format menu.
3
Click Number
Hover over Number to open its submenu.
4
Click Custom number format
Choose Custom number format at the bottom of the list.
5
Click the format box
Click the box at the top of the window.
6
Type " "@
Type " "@ - quote marks around four spaces, then @ for the cell text.
7
Click Apply
Click Apply to format the selected cells.
8
Text indented
The selected labels now start a few spaces in. Change the number of spaces for a deeper indent.
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