Can't insert space at the beginning of a line in Word

[p89.schneider]

hello
i know this has been discussed several times but nobody has a solution for it. Hope with this new thread i can get a professional solution.

to my problem:
if i write a paragraph and decide to add a space to the second line, this is impossible.
for example

"The practical description of microstructure begins from the observation


that one can locate an arbitrarily large number of atoms when they are
arranged in one of two ideal ways. First, let the atoms are distributed in a
perfectly regular pattern."


i can add a space before the word "The, perfectly" but i cant add space before the words "that, arranged"
with other words. im only able to add space before the first and last line. but not the middle lines.
a few information on what i did until now:

1. if i activate the option " wrap trailing spaces to next line " i will be able to add spaces sometimes if i keep pressing the space buttom.
2. i changed to alligh left right and justify
3. on page layout tab changed the indent and spacing to zero

i want to add space the way i like. Is this possible? this problem is in word 2010 and 2013

[macropod]

You should NOT use spaces to format the content. If you want to indent your text, use paragraph indents.

[p89.schneider]

Originally Posted by macropod

You should NOT use spaces to format the content. If you want to indent your text, use paragraph indents.

the paragraph indents move the whole paragraph. But i just want to move a specific line.

example

"Fig. 1.1: A two-dimensional crystal. The lattice vectors are drawn. The unit cell is the
shaded parallelogram in the figure."

i want the word "shaded" to be under the word "A two-". I looks much better if i can do this. If i use paragraph indent this will move the whole sentence.
As i said i was able to move the second line by choosing "wrap trailing spaces to next line" and keep pressing space but this not allways work

[macropod]

In that case, use a hanging indent...

[p89.schneider]

Originally Posted by macropod

In that case, use a hanging indent...

yes in this case it works. But if i want the word word "shaded" to be under the word "the lattice"
the problem is still the same. I just want to add a space where i want.
if this is not possible than i will stop searching for a solution.
i have attached a document with few comments.

[macropod]

In that case, change the hanging indent size to 6.62cm/2.53in. Quite simple, really.

That said, you might do better to use a two-cell borderless table, with 'Fig. 3.1: A two-dimensional crystal.' in the left cell and the rest of the text in the right cell. That would allow you to adjust each cell's width independently - even to the point of having the left cell's text wrap to the next line if that suits your needs.

[p89.schneider]

the idea with the table is nice. thank you
i will also try your other suggestions.