Unable to use the type function "Indent to here" in InDesign 18.1 version

[BTL Medical Development]

Hello,

I have a problem with Indent to here function in Indesign:

It makes this condensate text lines.

Indesign version 18.1. Creative cloud.

Can you, please advise?

Thank you!

Alžběta

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[HARSHIKA_VERMA]

Hi @BTL Medical Development,

Thank you for reaching out. Would you mind checking if the column is too small to contain the text? Please confirm if you're following the same steps suggested in this article: Set tabs and indents in Adobe InDesign.

You may also check this post:  Solved: Using "Indent to Here" in InDesign on the second l... - Adobe Support Community - 9925355  and let us know if that helps.

We will try our best to help.

Thanks,

Harshika

[Peter Spier]

This sort of compression of the type is typical of waht happens to text that is treated as a single character by InDesign, such as variables, when ther is not enough space for a fit. These types of text objects cannot break across lines.

Can you share a sample file that shows the problem?

[Barb Binder]

Hi @BTL Medical Development:

The Indent to Here feature is cool, but it is useful in extremely limited situations. Are you trying to get a hanging indent? I would approach that with a positive left indent and a negative first line indent. Or maybe you can show us what you want and we can help you get there another way. 

~Barb