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• 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.
Set an indent using the Tabs panel
1 Using the Type tool , click in the paragraph you want to indent.
2 Do one of the following to the indent markers in the Tabs panel:
• 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.
Create a hanging indent
In a hanging indent, all the lines in a paragraph are indented except for the first line. Hanging indents are especially
useful when you want to add inline graphics at the beginning of the paragraph, or when you want to create a bulleted list.
No indent (left) and hanging indent (right)
1 Using the Type tool , click in the paragraph you want to indent.
2 In the Control panel or the Tabs panel, specify a left indent value greater than zero.
3 To specify a negative first-line left indent value, do one of the following:
• In the Control panel, type a negative value for the first-line left indent .
• In the Tabs panel, drag the top marker to the left, or select the marker and type a negative value for X.
In most cases you’ll specify the negative equivalent of the value you entered in step 2; for instance, if you specified a
left indent of 2 picas, your first-line left indent will typically be –2 picas.
Adjust paragraph spacing
1 Insert the cursor in the paragraph you want to change, or select a type object to change all of its paragraphs. If you
don’t insert the cursor in a paragraph or select a type object, the setting applies to new text you create.