Indenting paragraphs

Indentation specifies the amount of space between type and the bounding box or line that contains the type. 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:

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