Bullets and indents

Question

Hi, What does the cross symbol mean before the copy starts after the bullet in the attached screenshot. That a particular indent has been established? How do you change it? Thanks!

winterm · Accepted Answer

It's a special character Indent to Heresee for the complete list:https://indesignsecrets.com/free-guide-to-indesign-special-characters.phpSpecial chars are searchable:

Barb Binder · Answer

I've noticed that even though it appears to be aligned on the left when I print it doesn't look straight on the left side. Is there any way to tweak it to make sure it looks straight on the left side?

I'm unclear why you are using it for a bullet list in the first place. It's a manual fix: someone had to add the bullet, press the space bar 5 times, and then add the Right Indent to Here character...on every paragraph. InDesign has a bullet feature which uses tabs as the separator and creates the hanging indent for you. It's quicker to apply, and quicker to edit.

It's not too late to create a style called bullet and then find that string and replace it with the bullet style.

As for the alignment: it's the font. I don't see an appreciable difference in the alignment when I use spaces and a Right Indent to Here character vs using a tab in the Bullets and Numbering dialog box. Do you?

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