Specifying paragraph indentation

Indentation specifies the amount of space between the ends of each line of type and the path that contains that type. You can indent from the left or the right side of the path, and you can choose additional indentation for the first line of a paragraph. Negative indentation moves the type outside the margin.

Note: The First line left indent and the Left indent on the Paragraph palette also appear on the Tab Ruler palette as small triangles. (See Using the Tab Ruler palette.)

Indentation is measured in the units specified in the Type pop-up menu in the Units & Undo Preferences dialog box and is selected using the Paragraph palette.

Indentation affects only the selected paragraph or paragraphs, so you can easily set different indentations for paragraphs.

To specify paragraph indentation:

1. Select any type container or type path using a selection tool, or set an insertion point, or select a block of type using the type tools.
2. In the Paragraph palette, select the indentation text box you want to change: the left indent text box , the right indent text box , or the first line left indent text box .
3. Enter an indentation value.

To create a first line hanging indentation, type a negative value in the First line left indent text box.

4. Press Enter, Return, or Tab.