User Guide

Using Type 265
To set paragraph indents using the text ruler:
1 Using the Text tool, click to set an insertion point where you want to apply indent settings, or
drag to select text.
2 Drag an indent marker from the text ruler to its new location in the area just above the
numbers, as follows:
• Drag a first-line indent marker to set the indent of the first line independently of the rest of
the paragraph.
• Drag the left indent marker to set the left paragraph margin.
• Drag the right indent marker to set the right paragraph margin.
First-line indent, left paragraph margin, and right paragraph margin
To set a hanging indent using the text ruler:
1 Using the Text tool, click to set an insertion point or drag to select a paragraph or paragraphs.
2 If the text ruler isn’t visible, select View > Text Rulers to display it.
3 In the text ruler, drag the left indent marker to the right to set the paragraph indent, and drag
the first-line indent to the left to set a negative first-line indent.
To apply hanging punctuation:
1 Using the Text tool, click to set an insertion point or drag to select text.
2 Display the Paragraph options in the Object panel. For more information, see “Displaying type
attributes in the Object panel” on page 248.
3 Select Hang Punctuation to position punctuation marks outside the text block margins.
Note: Only certain punctuation marks will hang.