Apple Pages - Manual (Page 61)

Chapter 3 Formatting Text and Paragraphs 61
5 If you want to add a dashed or dotted line to the tab, choose a line style (or choose
None) from the Leader pop-up menu.
To use a different decimal tab character for the document:
m Type a new character in the Decimal Tab Character field.
To delete a tab stop:
m Select it in the Tab Stops column, and click the Delete (-) button.
Setting Paragraph Indents
Paragraphs can be formatted so that the first line is indented (or overhangs) as far as
you want. You can do this in the Tabs pane of the Text Inspector.
To set the first line indent (or overhang) for a paragraph:
1 Select the paragraph or paragraphs you want to change.
2 In the Tabs pane of the Text Inspector, type a value in the First Line field under
Paragraph Indents. If you want the first line to be indented relative to the second line
of text, the First Line value should be higher than the value in the Left field. If you
want the first line to overhang the left side of the paragraph margin, the value in the
First Line field should be lower than the value in the Left field.
You can set off a paragraph by assigning it different indents than the rest of the
document. This is useful, for instance, when including a long quote in your text. You
can do this by setting paragraph indents in the Tabs pane of the Text Inspector, or by
dragging the margin icons in the document ruler.
To set paragraph indents using the Tabs pane of the Text Inspector:
1 Select the paragraph or paragraphs you want to change.
2 Enter a value in the Left field under Paragraph Indents.
3 Enter a value in the Right field under Paragraph Indents.
To change paragraph indents using the rulers:
1 Choose View > Show Rulers.
2 To change the right indent, drag the right indent icon (downward blue triangle on the
right side of the horizontal ruler) to the position where you want the right edge of the
body text to end.