How to create a keyboard shortcut for first line indent in InDesign?

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January 7, 2023
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Any way to create a keyboard shortcut for first-line indent? Thanks!

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Correct answer Barb Binder

Hi @Brian25629682tech:

No. Instead, create a paragraph style and define the first line indent, and then create a shortcut to assign the style.

~Barb

Peter Spier

Community Expert

I get the sense you want a dialog to create the indent on the fly perhaps rather than defining a style (though I thoroughly agree with Barb's answer). I think you could probably do that with a script and assign a shortcut to the script, but I don't write scripts so I can't offer more.

Barb Binder

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Hi @Brian25629682tech:

No. Instead, create a paragraph style and define the first line indent, and then create a shortcut to assign the style.

~Barb

~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training

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Brian25629682techAuthor

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Thank you! It will save me alot of time, I design a weekly newspaper... do a lot of indents and unindents. Thanks again!

Michael Bullo

Community Expert

If you adopt the Paragraph Styles method described by @Barb Binder you might find Quick Apply useful. It can be launched from the Edit menu and the keyboard shortcut is...

Windows: Control + Enter
Mac: Command + Return

Type "p:" to list just the Paragraph Styles. Use the up/down arrow keys and press Enter/Return to apply a style.

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