Indented paragraph question [topic edited for brevity]

[DEARNE_VALLEY_PRINTERS]

​Never been able to solve this problem, now I have it again. Typing Terms and Conditions, need a paragraph tabbed under the first line eg: "2 (a) The Hirer etc". Need the rest of the paragraph to be in line the "The Hirer etc" when it go onto the next line

[moving from Lounge to InDesign by moderator]

[John T Smith]

The Lounge Forum is not for technical help, please provide the name of the program you are using so your message may be moved to the correct program forum... A program would be InDesign or Illustrator or ???

[jane-e · Accepted solution]

It's pretty much the same whether you are in InDesign, Illustrator, or Word:

1. Press Tab after the close paren    )

2. Set a Left Indent and note the number, in this case it is 4p0

3. Set a Left Tab at the exact same number, in this case it is also 4p0

Note1: that number can vary, but the two have to match

Note2: the first line indent can vary as well to pull it away from the margin

[Eternal Warrior]

+1 to jane-e​ answer.

Would consider this the correct answer unless the OP can shed further light or post screenshots if they require more specific answers.

[SJRiegel]

In InDesign, it is not necessary to add a tab on top of the indent - the indent itself contains a tab stop.  (This is not true in Illustrator - in that program you do need the tab added)

[Bill Silbert]

My comment above about adding a tab to the indent refers to "bullet" paragraphs where the copy to the right of the bullet must align with the rest of the paragraph. Without a bullet no tab is needed in InDesign.

In Illustrator text set with the area type tool does not need a tab either once the indent is set.

[Bill Silbert]

When creating a paragraph with a hanging indent such as this (essentially a "bullet" paragraph") it is far more stable to do it by setting a left indent for the entire paragraph and then a negative first line indent of the same amount. Then a tab placed after the right parens (or whatever constitutes the "bullet") will automatically take on the established left indent. There is no need to use the tab ruler at all.

This method also makes it easier to adjust the indent globally either with Find/Change or from within a Paragraph Style.