Set indents, Set an indent using the tabs dialog box – Adobe InDesign CS4 User Manual
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USING INDESIGN CS4
Typography
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Can be used with a tab leader. Right indent tabs use the tab leader of the first tab stop past the right margin, or, if
there isn't one, the last tab stop before the right margin.
1 Using the Type tool
, click on the line where you want to add the right indent tab.
2 Choose Type > Insert Special Character
> Other
> Right Indent Tab.
Set indents
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.
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.
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.
See also
Create bulleted or numbered lists
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:
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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)
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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 “
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:
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To indent the entire paragraph one pica, type a value (such as 1p) in the Left Indent box
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To indent only the first line of a paragraph one pica, type a value (such as 1p) in the First Line Left Indent box
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Updated 18 June 2009