Indenting paragraphs

Indentation specifies the amount of space between text and the bounding box or line that contains the text. Indentation affects only the selected paragraph or paragraphs, so you can easily set different indentations for paragraphs.

To specify paragraph indentation:

In the Paragraph palette, enter a value for an indentation option:

• Indent Left Margin indents text from the left edge of the paragraph. For vertical text, this option controls the indentation from the top of the paragraph.
• Indent Right Margin  indents text from the right edge of the paragraph. For vertical text, this option controls the indentation from the bottom of the paragraph.
• Indent First Line  indents the first line of text in the paragraph. For horizontal text, the first line indent is relative to the left indent; for vertical text, the first line indent is relative to the top indent. To create a first line hanging indentation, enter a negative value.