Split Text frame in 2. Header on the Left, Paragraph on Right. (image inc)

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August 23, 2017
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Hey All

Trying to set up my text box where I can have my main Headers on the left of the text frame

and my paragraph/text for that header to be on the right side of it.

I must be continous and not split into columns.

Ive included a pic to try illustrate what i need.

As you can see i have Title A and the Main Text on the right side of it with a bit of space between.

It should all flow continuously.

Barb Binder

Community Expert

I'm just going to point out that this layout option has always been available via a feature called "Sideheads" in FrameMaker, Adobe's other page layout program. Isn't it time to add it to InDesign? Consider logging in a feature request here. Adobe InDesign Feedback

~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training

tazkerah

Known Participant

i'll quote "zero is my hero"

1. put the headings in their on paragraph and sit the leading to zero, and allign left

2. put the body text in other paragraph with generous left indent

it's unconventional , but work fine in pdf

davidblatner

Community Expert

While it seems like this should be very simple to accomplish, it isn't. One old method is to set the heading paragraph style to have a negative baseline shift — literally just pushing it down a full line to align with the text to the right. (The main paragraph text would have a large left indent, of course.)

Another option is to put the headings and paragraphs in a table (the heading in the left column, the paragraphs in the second column). Or you can put the headings in anchored frames.

davidblatner

Community Expert

Of course, if the headings can actually be built into the same paragraph as the main text, then it is much easier! In other words, you can just type "Heading[tab]paragraph text" and then add two bits of formatting to the paragraph: a nested style that applies the heading formatting "up to" the tab, and a hanging indent. (A hanging indent is a large positive left indent coupled with a negative First Line indent. For example, you could make the left indent 10p and then the First Line indent –10p.