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paulacatherine
paulacatherine
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August 11, 2024
Question

How to remove unwanted second line indents.

  • August 11, 2024
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Hi, I have a paragraph style with custom bullets that I have used dozens of times. But the project I am working on currently has added an unwanted second-line indent. 

 

I have fiddled endlessly with the bullet, tab, and indent settings and cannot remove the unwanted second-line indent. A tab could be the issue, but I can't get it to budge. I am using Indesign Beta.

 

See the issue and setting below.

 

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. 

 

Thank you!

 

Paula

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rob day
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rob dayCommunity Expert
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August 11, 2024

Hi @paulacatherine , If you want the entire paragraph to left align you don’t need a tab (use the Tab Position up arrows to increase the number until the field is blank). If you want to tighten the space between the bullet and text make the Left indent smaller with a matching negative First Line indent:

 

    James Gifford—NitroPress
    James Gifford—NitroPress
    Legend
    August 11, 2024

    Looking at her numerical settings, I can't see the fault, but it's the left indent that's further in than the (nominal, not-set) tab. The numbers and the actual text line and tab scale don't seem to match.

    rob day
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    rob dayCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    August 11, 2024

    Here’s what it looks like with @paulacatherine ’s numbers:

     

    James Gifford—NitroPress
    James Gifford—NitroPress
    Legend
    August 11, 2024

    To clarify Willi's suggestion —

     

    This indent should usually be the same as the first-line indent's tab position. It sets the overall paragraph indent.

    Willi Adelberger
    Community Expert
    Willi AdelbergerCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    August 11, 2024

    Sez the text position to 0. 

    Then correct the left intent and negative first line intent to the desired values. 

    John T Smith
    Community Expert
    John T SmithCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    August 11, 2024

    You need to ask program questions in the forum for the program you are using
    To ask in the forum for your program please start at https://community.adobe.com/
    Moving from Using the Community (which is about the forums) to the Indesign forum

    paulacatherine
    paulacatherineAuthor
    Known Participant
    August 11, 2024

    Sorry, my bad. Thanks for the link!

    Paula

     

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