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Controlling left indents with a special character
You can use the Indent to Here special character to indent lines in a paragraph indepen-
dently of a paragraph’s left indent value. The Indent to Here special character is different
from the paragraph’s left indent in the following ways:
•
Indent to Here is part of the text flow, as if it were a visible character. If text reflows, the
indent moves with it.
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Indent to Here affects all lines after the line where you’ve added its special character, so
you can indent just some of the lines in a paragraph.
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When you choose Type > Show Hidden Characters, the Indent to Here character ( )
is visible.
Indented using paragraph’s left indent (left) and indented
using Indent to Here special character (right)
To mark a location in the text as a left indent:
1
Using the type tool
, click the insertion point where you would like to indent.
2
Choose Type > Insert Special Character > Indent to Here.
Note:
If you insert more than one Indent to Here special character on a line, InDesign uses
the one furthest to the right.
Working with tabs
Tabs position text at specific horizontal locations in a frame. The default tab settings
depend on the unit of measurement selected in the Units & Increments preferences dialog
box.
Tabs apply to an entire paragraph. The first tab you set deletes all default tab stops to its
left. Subsequent tabs delete all default tabs between the tabs you set.
You set tabs using the Tabs palette.
A.
Tab alignment buttons
B.
Tab position
C.
Tab leader box
D.
Align On box
E.
Tab ruler
F.
Snap palette above frame
It was a particularly dark
night and the stars and planets
were beginning to appear.
Soon a glittering tapestry of
light emerged from the dark-
ness. “Where did all the stars
come from?” Saturn always
wondered. They were truly
amazing, a wonder to behold.
It was a particularly dark
night and the stars and planets
were beginning to appear.
Soon a glittering tapestry
of light emerged from the
darkness. “Where did all
the stars come from?”
Saturn always wondered.
They were truly amazing,
a wonder to behold.
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