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How do I use tabs in InDesign?

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How do I use tabs in InDesign?

Set tabs

  1. To see the effect of changing tab settings, choose View > Layout View.
  2. Using the Type tool , click an insertion point in the paragraph.
  3. Press the Tab key.
  4. Choose Type > Tabs to display the Tabs dialog box.
  5. To specify which paragraphs will be affected, select a paragraph or a group of paragraphs.

How do you indent on InDesign?

Set an indent using the Tabs dialog box

  1. Using the Type tool , click in the paragraph you want to indent.
  2. Choose Type > Tabs to display the Tabs dialog box.
  3. Do one of the following to the indent markers in the Tabs dialog box: Drag the top marker to indent the first line of text.

How do I Tab the second line in InDesign?

How to Outdent in InDesign

  1. Activate the Text tool and place your cursor into a paragraph of text to which you want to apply an undent.
  2. Click in the “Left Indent” data-entry field and type in a value that represents how far you want the second and subsequent lines of your paragraph to indent.

How do you tab only the second line?

Create a hanging indent

  1. Select the text where you want to add a hanging indent.
  2. Go to Home > Paragraph dialog launcher. > Indents and Spacing.
  3. Under Special, select Hanging. You can adjust the depth of the indent using the By field.
  4. Select OK.

How do I Tab text in a table in InDesign?

To type a Tab character within a table, press Option-Tab (Mac) or Alt-Tab (Windows). To type a Tab character within a table, press Option-Tab (Mac) or Alt-Tab (Windows).

How do you add Tab leaders in InDesign?

How to Do a Dot Leader in InDesign

  1. Select the text if you are adding the leader to text that is already typed; otherwise position the cursor at the beginning of the text frame.
  2. Click on the “Type” menu and select “Tabs.”
  3. Click inside the “Leader” text box.
  4. Type “.” (period) or any other character for your leader.

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