Apple Pages 2 - Manual (Page 95)

Chapter 4 Formatting Text and Paragraphs 95
To change how far apart tabs are by default:
m In the Tabs pane of the Text Inspector, type a value in the Default Tabs field.
To create new tab stops:
1 Place the insertion point in the paragraph (or on the first line) where you want to set
the tab stops.
2 Click the Add (+) button in the bottom-left corner of the Tabs pane of the Text
Inspector. A tab stop setting appears in the Tab Stops column.
3 To change tab spacing, double-click the tab stop in the column and type a new value.
4 With the tab stop selected, select how you want text to align at the tab stop (Left,
Center, Right, or Decimal Alignment).
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 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.
You can set off a paragraph by assigning it different indents than the rest of the
document. This is useful, for example, 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.