Well, in a sense.
I'd go with "This is what I need" and "this is what I tried, and these things suck".
So, I'd suggest you reword this somewhat.
I would like to change the indentation for all regular text in a large document, using MS Word 2010, so that the distance to the left border is increased. Indentation for all other types of text should remain unchanged (captions, text in tables, text in a text box, etc.)
is awesome. Keep it. If you can vaguely mock up as close to what you need, and add an annotated image where its motnot quite right, it helps people get what you need better.
rather than
The way I see it, I have two bad options:
I'd go with
I've tried two ways of doing this and they fall short
The two methods are fine, and can be kept as is.
What is the best way to manage a default indentation level for regular text in a large word document?
People hate the word best
How do I keep a consistent indent for only regular text and nothing else?
Sounds like a decent way to restate what you need.
Feel free to improve on it.
