To change the font size you will have to use the Text (HTML) editor and code in the change.

See here: http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/how-to-insert-tab-at-beginning-of-a-paragraph?replies=4#post-594124
See also: http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2009/06/19/formatting-text-pt-2/

Blog editors and word processors are not the same and do not work the same way. The web standard is one blank line only, so you cannot add more blank lines by pressing return repeatedly like you would do with a typewriter or in a word processing application. If you want to learn how to format and space your posts and pages see:
http://en.support.wordpress.com/writing-and-formatting-poetry/

If you are working in the Visual editor, to get single spacing between paragraphs hold the SHIFT key down and simultaneously click ENTER at the end of the paragraph.

If you are working in the HTML (Text) editor, a single click of ENTER will give you a single-spaced line, and two clicks of ENTER will result in double spaced lines. http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2011/09/13/wordpress-formatting-and-spacing/

P.S. When you create a new post, always make sure the Format tool is set to Paragraph before you start typing. It's in the Visual editor Row 2 first position "style". See the illustration here http://en.support.wordpress.com/visual-editor/#row-2 If you forget to do that then edit the post, highlight all in the Visual editor, select Paragraph from the Format tool, switch editor to Text then switch back to Visual and click Update.

I don't know what they're talking about. It's techno talk.

They give a "code." I don't know what I'm supposed to do with it.

Also is this to be done in WLW or wordpress.

Just to focus on font size, what am I doing wrong or right in WLW--to make the font larger?
By the way I don't mind purchasing some kind of upgrade, but that is more for colors.
Right now, I'm just trying to have increased font size. ..

I'll look at the HtML reference right now, but I'm sure I already have and it' s probably too hard.
If I purchase the upgrade will this make the font consistently larger and give me control of this part so I can repeat it?
Thank you.

To indent enclose the first word in this code (in the HTML editor, of course):
<span style="margin-left:28px;">WORD HERE</span>
You can change the number to adjust the amount of indentation. http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/speech-appearing-on-seperate-line-not-able-to-use-tab-button?replies=12#post-744954

These are 3 ways to change fonts on wordpress.com blogs.

(1) Changing font families, colors and size in text in posts or pages either post by post or page by page by coding into the HTML editor. http://en.support.wordpress.com/editors/font-size-color/

(2) Changing font colors in text in posts or pages either post by post or page by page using the #4 icon (Select text color – change the text color) in Row 2 the Visual editor. http://en.support.wordpress.com/visual-editor/#row-2

(3) Changing all font families, colors and sizes throughout the whole blog by purchasing an annually renewable Custom Design upgrade and using Typekit Fonts with Staff support. http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/

Note: Any font changes to font families, colors and size in the blog title, tagline, post titles, page titles, widget headings, categories and tags cannot be done without CSS editing.

I really like to indent paragraph

Does this help? http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/how-to-insert-tab-at-beginning-of-a-paragraph?replies=4

This morning (see the blog) I was able by some kind of miracle which I am unable to repeat to get a larger font. I worked from windows Live writer and the font on the draft said Georgia 16. However, when I try to recreate this WLW doesn't even allow me to insert 16 (it switches back to 14) for the font size.

2nd issue. I really like to indent paragraph and I am unable to do that. When I try --either in Word Press or WLW--it moves the entire paragraph in. I have tried various things such as returning then shift return.

Thank you.

Melissa

There are lots of tutorials online for both HTML and CSS, and you might also want to take a look at Panos' site as he has a lot of very useful code.

http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/

To further my education, I have 2 questions: What please does the "20px" value refer to? Is that the effect of how far in the line is indented? And secondly is there a tutorial somewhere for newbies like me to get started learning this HTML code stuff? I don't need the hard core programming knowledge, but could use basics like formatting so I don't have to be a bother to peeps like you.

Thank you again for helping me - now I will try to figure out how to mark this as "Resolved".
Deb & Dakota

Without the CSS upgrade, you will have to do it by adding some inline CSS to each post. Write your entire article and when it is the way you want it and you are about to publish, switch to the HTML tab in the editor and create a blank line at the top and put this in it.

<div style="text-indent: 20px;">

Then scroll down to the very bottom of your article and make a new line below everything and put the ending div tag.

</div>

You can adjust the 20px value as you wish.

Is it not feasible to indent the first line of a paragraph in a WordPress post or page? I've also tried cut/paste, import from MS Word, and import from Google Blogger, but the tabs are always stripped out by WordPress. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!! Thank you in advance, Deb & Dakota