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Hanging Indents

Creating hanging indents is one of the most common ways of formatting text: It's used whenever you want to create a numbered or bulleted list, for example. InDesign and QuarkXPress both let you create hanging indents in the same two ways: by using left and first-line indents, or by using a special Indent Here character.

Hanging in the Paragraph Palette

The first way to create a hanging indent effect is by typing a negative number in the First Line Indent field of the Paragraph palette. For example, if you want to create a hanging indent where a bulleted list hangs in .25 inch, set the Left Indent value to ".25 in" and the First Line Indent to ".25 in" (see Figure 47-1). You can only use a negative first-line indent when there is an equal or greater left indent.

Hanging with the Tabs Palette

You can also create a hanging indent with the Tabs palette (see Chapter 45 for more on setting indents with the Tabs palette). In the Tabs palette, either drag the indent markers, or type indent values in the Position (X) field with a negative value for the First Line Indent. If you're dragging, first drag the lower left marker to set the Left Indent value, then drag the top left marker back to the margin to create the effect.

The Indent Here Character

QuarkXPress has an invisible Indent Here character which lets you quickly format hanging indents, and InDesign has also adopted this feature. Typing Command-backslash/Ctrl-backslash causes the text on the remaining lines of the paragraph to indent to the same horizontal position as the Indent Here character. You can use the Indent Here character to create a type effect like a hung initial cap, for example, or to make a quick bulleted or numbered list. Unfortunately, while hanging indents created with the Paragraph or Tabs palette can be included in paragraph styles, those using the Indent Here character cannot.