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Chapter 4 Formatting Text and Paragraphs 95

To change how far apart tabs are by default:

m In the Tabs pane of the Text Inspector, type a value in the Default Tabs field.

To create new tab stops:

1 Place the insertion point in the paragraph (or on the first line) where you want to set

the tab stops.

2 Click the Add (+) button in the bottom-left corner of the Tabs pane of the Text

Inspector. A tab stop setting appears in the Tab Stops column.

3 To change tab spacing, double-click the tab stop in the column and type a new value.

4 With the tab stop selected, select how you want text to align at the tab stop (Left,

Center, Right, or Decimal Alignment).

5 If you want to add a dashed or dotted line to the tab, choose a line style (or choose

None) from the Leader pop-up menu.

To use a different decimal tab character for the document:

m Type a new character in the Decimal Tab Character field.

To delete a tab stop:

m Select it in the Tab Stops column, and click the Delete (-) button.

Setting Paragraph Indents

Paragraphs can be formatted so that the first line is indented (or overhangs) as far as

you want. You can do this in the Tabs pane of the Text Inspector.

To set the first line indent (or overhang) for a paragraph:

1 Select the paragraph or paragraphs you want to change.

2 In the Tabs pane of the Text Inspector, type values in the First Line and Left fields

under Paragraph Indents. If you want the first line to be indented relative to the

second line of text, the First Line value should be higher than the value in the Left

field. If you want the first line to overhang the left side of the paragraph margin, the

value in the First Line field should be lower than the value in the Left field.

You can set off a paragraph by assigning it different indents than the rest of the

document. This is useful, for example, when including a long quote in your text. You

can do this by setting paragraph indents in the Tabs pane of the Text Inspector, or by

dragging the margin icons in the document ruler.

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