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These Damn Tabs! Automatic First Line Left Indent
Thanks for your help!
Laying out a simple novel. I import text from Word and paste it in. The first sentence of each paragraph is indented at .5″ This is automatic. Note: Under the Paragraph settings, the First Line Left Indent is set to 0.How do I change that First Line Left Indent to be .25″, not .5″?
I’ve checked everything and read Adobe manuals, but I have not found a solution.Many thanks!
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3 Replies
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Note: I have CS3
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Step One: Don’t copy-paste Word documents into InDesign, they come with too much garbage. Import them instead, which cleans out most of the unnecessary formatting.
Step Two: If that alone doesn’t handle it, use the Remove Overrides button on the Paragraph Style palette.
Step Three: If the problem persists, create a whole new paragraph format with the desired formatting, apply “none” and then the new formatting.
Kalleheikki Kannisto
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Thank you KK. I will dig in!
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