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USING INCOPY CS4 209 Typography 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" on page 211 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 "Tabs dialog box overview" on page 205. 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 "Set indents" on page 208. Reset indents 1 Click in the paragraph in which you want to reset indents to the zero mark. 2 Choose Reset Indents from the Tabs dialog box menu. 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. Updated 29 April 2009

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USING INCOPY CS4
Typography
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
” on page
211
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 “
Tabs dialog box overview
” on page
205.
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 “
Set indents
” on page
208.
Reset indents
1
Click in the paragraph in which you want to reset indents to the zero mark.
2
Choose Reset Indents from the Tabs dialog box menu.
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.
Updated 29 April 2009