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Controlling indentation
You can specify indents for selected paragraphs in the following ways:
Use the Style > Alignment submenu•
Use the Paragraph tab of the Measurements palette•
Use the following fields to specify the indents:
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o specify how far a paragraph is indented from the left edge of a box or•
column, enter a value in the Left Indent field.
To specify how far the first line of a paragraph is indented from the Left Indent•
value, enter a value in the First Line field. Note that First Line indentation is
relative to the Left Indent applied to a paragraph. For example, if you specify a
Left Indent of .5”, and a First Line indentation of .5”, the first line will begin 1”
from the left edge of the text box. First Line indent can be specified in terms of
absolute value or in terms of Em %
To specify how far a paragraph is indented from the right edge of a box or•
column, enter a value in the Right Indent field. Click OK.
To create a hanging indentation, specify a positive Left Indent and a negative•
First Line indentation or drag the indentation icons on the column ruler. .
In addition to setting hanging indents as a paragraph attribute, you can enter a
special character that forces the indenting of all lines of text from that point to the
next paragraph return. Press Command+\ (Mac OS X) or Ctrl+\ (Windows) to enter
a special Indent Here character. (The Indent Here character is an invisible character;
to view invisible characters, choose View > Invisibles (Command+I/Ctrl+I.)
Alignment and indentations are both measured from the Text Inset field on the
Text Box tab of the Measurements palette. The Text Inset value affects the four
sides of a text box; it does not affect the inner columns of a text box.
Controlling leading
Leading is a measure of line spacing — the distance between text baselines in
paragraphs. When you specify a leading value, it is applied to all lines in selected
paragraphs. You can specify leading by four methods:
Absolute leading sets the distance between baselines of text to a specific value,•
regardless of the size of characters on the lines. For example, if you specify an
absolute leading value of 16 points for a paragraph, all baselines will be spaced
16 points apart. When specifying absolute leading, use a value that is the total
vertical distance you want between text baselines.
Proportional leading allows you to set the leading in terms of a percentage,•
dependent upon the font size. Each paragraph can then have a different leading
depending on the largest font size in the paragraph. For example, if you specify a
proportional leading value of 50% and the font size of the tallest character in the
paragraph is 36 pt, all baselines will be spaced 54 points apart (36 plus 50% of
36). Using proportional leading can solve problems that can appear with text