Apple Pages '09 - Manual (Page 98)

If you want the first line to remain flush with the left margin, make sure the rectangle
aligns with the left indent symbol.
To create a hanging indent, drag the rectangle to the left of the left indent symbol.
To set indents using the Text inspector, click Inspector in the toolbar, click the Text
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button, and then click Tabs. Select the paragraph or paragraphs you want to change.
To set the first line indent (or overhang), specify values in the First Line and Left fields
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.
To set off a paragraph using indentation (as when you want to include a long
quotation in your text), enter a value in the Left field and the Right field under
Paragraph Indents.
Changing the Inset Margin of Text in Objects
You can change the amount of space between text and the inside border of a text box,
shape, or table cell. This measurement is called the inset margin. The amount of space
you specify is applied equally around the text on all sides.
To set the spacing between text and the inside border of its object:
1 If there’s no insertion point in the object, select the object. (If the insertion point is
inside the object, press Command-Return to get out of text editing mode and select
the object.)
2 Click Inspector in the toolbar, click the Text button, and then click Text.
3 Drag the Inset Margin slider to the right to increase the space between text and the
inside border of the object, or type a number in the Inset Margin box and press Return.
You can also click the arrows to increase and decrease space.
Specify how much space you
want around text inside a text
box, shape, or table cell.
Creating an Outline
In a word processing document, you can create an outline of topics and subtopics
that’s easy to organize and view in different ways. If you already have a word
processing document you want to turn into an outline, just click Outline in the toolbar.
Or choose an outline template from the Template Chooser.
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