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Using "Indent to Here" in InDesign on the second line of a bullet deletes the text after. How can I fix this?

New Here ,
Jun 05, 2018 Jun 05, 2018

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Hello,

I'm using a MAC and the Indent to Here shortcut ( Command + \ ) in InDesign does not indent the text, it deletes everything after. I just did an update and it's still having this issue. What can I do to fix this? Thanks in advance!

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Community Expert , Jun 05, 2018 Jun 05, 2018

Setting up a bullet paragraph should never be done with the indent to here character. To maintain an accurate indent—especially if using multiple paragraphs—the left indent and the negative first line indent should always be set in either the paragraph panel (see screen shot) or through similar fields within the Bulleted and Numbered List function (found under the Type Menu). A tab should be set after the bullet which will automatically assume the left indent. With either method the indent can b

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Enthusiast ,
Jun 05, 2018 Jun 05, 2018

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Hi,

could you please post a screenshot? May be the column is too small to content the text...

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Jun 05, 2018 Jun 05, 2018

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"Using "Indent to Here" on the second line of a bullet...

Second line? I guess this is why your text is in excess (not deleted ^^)...

Insert it at the beginning of your paragraph (or even better, use indents)

See what's happening:

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Jun 05, 2018 Jun 05, 2018

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Don't use intend here, create appropiate paragraph styles and use the bullet function.

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Community Expert ,
Jun 05, 2018 Jun 05, 2018

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^Right. You're misusing the feature.

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Setting up a bullet paragraph should never be done with the indent to here character. To maintain an accurate indent—especially if using multiple paragraphs—the left indent and the negative first line indent should always be set in either the paragraph panel (see screen shot) or through similar fields within the Bulleted and Numbered List function (found under the Type Menu). A tab should be set after the bullet which will automatically assume the left indent. With either method the indent can be made into a paragraph style (Bullets and Numbering is a section within the New Paragraph Style dialog).  

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Jan 14, 2021 Jan 14, 2021

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Can you just answer the question? I use this a lot when I am cranking out something quickly and find it very useful. I believe it is a preferences thing. Try trashing the prefs and restarting Indesign.

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Community Beginner ,
Aug 02, 2021 Aug 02, 2021

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Use tab to get the indent to where you want it, then type Ctrl+\ to make all the lines below it line up.

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New Here ,
Feb 16, 2022 Feb 16, 2022

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Thank you! This is a super helpful response to the question.

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