Adobe InDesign User Manual
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When setting CJK characters, you can use the mojikumi setting to specify the indent for the first line. However, for text in which the first line indent
was specified in the Paragraph panel, if you specify indents in mojikumi settings, you can make the text indent the sum value of both indents.
Bob Bringhurst provides an article about various tab and indent effects at
Set an indent using the Tabs dialog box
1. Using the Type tool
, click in the paragraph you want to indent.
2. Choose Type > Tabs to display the Tabs dialog box.
3. Do one of the following to the indent markers in the Tabs dialog box:
Drag the top marker to indent the first line of text. Drag the bottom marker to move both markers and indent the entire paragraph.
First-line indent (left) and no indent (right)
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.
For more information on using the Tabs dialog box, see
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Set indents using the Paragraph panel or the Control panel
1. Using the Type tool
, click in the paragraph you want to indent.
2. Adjust the appropriate indent values in the Paragraph panel or Control panel. For example, do the following:
To indent the entire paragraph one pica, type a value (such as 1p) in the Left Indent box
.
To indent only the first line of a paragraph one pica, type a value (such as 1p) in the First Line Left Indent box
.
To create a hanging indent of one pica, type a positive value (such as 1p) in the Left Indent box and type a negative value (such as -1p)
in the First Line Left Indent box. See
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Reset indents
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