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                <br clear="both" /><div id="minitoc"><div class="t"><div class="b"><div class="l"><div class="r"><div class="bl"><div class="br"><div class="tl"><div class="tr"><div><h3>Contents [<a href="#" onclick="return toggleMiniToc('minitoc-links', this);" class="hideLink">Hide</a>]</h3><ul id="minitoc-links"><li><p><a href="#WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6db8a"><h4 class="topictitle4">Set an indent using the Tabs dialog box</h4>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6db9a"><h4 class="topictitle4">Set indents using the Paragraph panel or the Control panel</h4>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSD4B2731F-4EE3-492c-B097-3A7671335615a"><h4 class="topictitle4">Reset indents</h4>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6db7a"><h4 class="topictitle4">Create a hanging indent</h4>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6da7a"><h4 class="topictitle4">Right-indent the last line of a paragraph</h4>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6db6a"><h4 class="topictitle4">Use Indent To Here</h4>
</a></p></li></ul></div></div><br clear="both" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br clear="both" /><div><div class="section"><p>Indents
move text inward from the right and left edges of the frame. In
general, use first‑line indents, not spaces or tabs, to indent the
first line of a paragraph. </p>
<p>A first-line indent is positioned
relative to the left-margin indent. For example, if a paragraph’s
left edge is indented one pica, setting the first-line indent to
one pica indents the first line of the paragraph two picas from
the left edge of the frame or inset.</p>
<p>You can set indents using
the Tabs dialog box, the Paragraph panel, or the Control panel.
You can also set indents when you create bulleted or numbered lists.</p>
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<div id="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6db8a" class="nochunk"><a name="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6db8a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Set an indent using the Tabs dialog box</h3><div><ol><li><span>Using the Type tool&#160;<img src="images/P_TypeHoriz_Lg_N.png" />, click
in the paragraph you want to indent.</span></li>
<li><span>Choose Type&#160;&gt; Tabs to display the Tabs dialog
box.</span></li>
<li><span>Do one of the following to the indent markers&#160;<img src="images/tabmark.png" /> in
the Tabs dialog box:</span><ul><li><p>Drag the top marker to indent the first
line of text. Drag the bottom marker to move both markers and indent
the entire paragraph.</p>
<div class="fignone"><img alt="" id="op_21" src="images/op_21.png" /><div class="figdesc">First-line indent (left) and no indent (right)</div><br /></div></li>
<li><p>Select the top marker and type a value for X to
indent the first line of text. Select the bottom marker and type
a value for X to move both markers and indent the entire paragraph.</p>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ol>
<div class="section"><p>For more information on using the Tabs dialog box, see <a href="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6db3a.html">Tabs dialog box overview</a>.</p>
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<div id="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6db9a" class="nochunk"><a name="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6db9a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Set indents using the Paragraph panel or the Control panel</h3><div><ol><li><span>Using the Type tool&#160;<img src="images/P_TypeHoriz_Lg_N.png" />, click
in the paragraph you want to indent.</span></li>
<li><span>Adjust
the appropriate indent values in the Paragraph panel or Control
panel. For example, do the following:</span><ul><li><p>To indent the entire paragraph one pica,
type a value (such as <strong>1p</strong>) in the Left Indent box&#160;<img src="images/P_TextLeftIndent_Md_N.png" />.</p>
</li>
<li><p>To indent only the first line of a
paragraph one pica, type a value (such as <strong>1p</strong>) in the First
Line Left Indent box&#160;<img src="images/P_TextFirstLineIndent_Md_N.png" />.</p>
</li>
<li><p>To create a hanging indent of one pica,
type a positive value (such as <strong>1p</strong>) in the Left Indent box
and type a negative value (such as <strong>‑1p</strong>) in the First Line
Left Indent box. See <a href="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6dbaa.html">Set indents</a>.</p>
</li>
</ul>
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</ol>
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<div id="WSD4B2731F-4EE3-492c-B097-3A7671335615a" class="nochunk"><a name="WSD4B2731F-4EE3-492c-B097-3A7671335615a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Reset indents</h3><div><ol><li><span>Click in the paragraph in which you
want to reset indents to the zero mark.</span></li>
<li><span>Choose Reset Indents from the Tabs dialog box menu.</span></li>
</ol>
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<div id="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6db7a" class="nochunk"><a name="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6db7a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Create a hanging indent</h3><div><div class="section"><p>In a hanging indent, all the lines in a
paragraph are indented except for the first line. Hanging indents
are especially useful when you want to add inline graphics at the
beginning of the paragraph.</p>
<div class="fignone"><img alt="" id="op_22" src="images/op_22.png" /><div class="figdesc">No indent (left) and hanging indent (right)</div><br /></div></div>
<ol><li><span>Using the Type tool&#160;<img src="images/P_TypeHoriz_Lg_N.png" />, click
in the paragraph you want to indent.</span></li>
<li><span>In the Tabs dialog box or the Control panel, specify
a left indent value greater than zero.</span></li>
<li><span>To specify a negative first-line left indent value, do
one of the following:</span><ul><li><p>In the Control panel, type a negative value
for the first-line left indent&#160;<img src="images/P_TextFirstLineIndent_Md_N.png" />.</p>
</li>
<li><p>In the Tabs dialog box, drag the top marker to the
left, or select the marker and type a negative value for&#160;X.</p>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ol>
<div class="section"><p>In most cases, you’ll specify the negative equivalent
of the value you entered in step 2; for instance, if you specified
a left indent of 2 picas, your first-line left indent will typically
be –2 picas.</p>
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<div id="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6da7a" class="nochunk"><a name="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6da7a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Right-indent the last line of a paragraph</h3><div><div class="section"><p>You can use the Last Line Right Indent option
to add a hanging indent on the right side of the last line in a
paragraph. This option is especially useful for right-aligning prices
in a sales catalog.</p>
<div class="fignone"><img alt="" id="op_35" src="images/op_35.png" /><div class="figdesc">Last line right indent</div><br /></div></div>
<ol><li><span>Type your paragraphs. In the last line of each
paragraph, place the insertion point before the text to be indented,
and choose Type&#160;&gt; Insert Special Character&#160;&gt;
Other&#160;&gt; Right Indent Tab.</span></li>
<li><span>Select the paragraphs.</span></li>
<li><span>To create a right indent for paragraphs, specify a value
(such as <strong>2p</strong>) in the Right Indent field of the Paragraph panel
or Control panel.</span></li>
<li><span>To offset the right indent value for the text that follows
the tab, type a negative value (such as <strong>‑2p</strong>) in the Last
Line Right Indent field of the Paragraph panel or Control panel.</span></li>
</ol>
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<div id="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6db6a" class="nochunk"><a name="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6db6a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Use Indent To Here</h3><div><div class="section"><p>You
can use the Indent To Here special character to indent lines in
a paragraph independently of a paragraph’s left indent value. The
Indent To Here special character is different from the paragraph’s
left indent in the following ways:</p>
<ul><li><p>Indent To Here
is part of the text flow, as if it were a visible character. If
text reflows, the indent moves with&#160;it.</p>
</li>
<li><p>When you choose
Type&#160;&gt; Show Hidden Characters, the Indent To Here character&#160;<img src="images/leftindt.png" /> is
visible.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Indent To Here affects all lines after the line where you’ve
added its special characters, so you can indent just some of the
lines in a paragraph.</p>
</li>
<li><p>When you choose Type&#160;&gt; Show Hidden Characters,
the Indent To Here character&#160;<img src="images/leftindt.png" /> is
visible.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<div class="fignone"><img alt="" id="op_23" src="images/op_23.png" /><div class="figdesc">Indent To Here special character</div><br /></div></div>
<ol><li><span>Using
the Type tool&#160;<img src="images/P_TypeHoriz_Lg_N.png" />, click
the insertion point where you would like to indent.</span></li>
<li><span>Choose Type&#160;&gt; Insert Special Character&#160;&gt;
Other&#160;&gt; Indent To Here.</span></li>
</ol>
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