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Hi. I am not an editorial designer, so this might be a super fundamental question when it comes to a text box doubt:

 

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What parameter should I tune to align "Motion Graphics" with "3D Vis...."?  Using the spacebar doesn't solve this.

Thank you

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That's a form of hanging indent, and you can arrange it using the First Line Indent and Left Indent settings in the Paragraph panel. (Sorry, I can't provide a screenshot at the moment.)

-- Walt
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You're welcome. 

I find it becomes easier with practice, but you might consider creating a Text Style for it if you need it often.

-- Walt
Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases
PC:
    Desktop:  Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 

    Laptop:  Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU.
    Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2,  16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU
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Mac:  2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.0.1

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54 minutes ago, walt.farrell said:

I find it becomes easier with practice

What practice do you use that appears "easier"? – Did you find a way to avoid the need to reset the first line indent to 0 when you set the indent? If I try various indents I always have to adjust the first line indent again and again.

I wonder if it would help/ make more sense first to set the first line indent and have it in the interface on top and set the indent below and as second value. Or have a way to lock one or the other.

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28 minutes ago, thomaso said:

What practice do you use that appears "easier"?

To me, it's the concept of hanging indents and how to set them that is difficult. The more you need them, the easier it is to remember what needs to be done, and to figure out how much indent is needed.

 

-- Walt
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    Laptop:  Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU.
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1 hour ago, walt.farrell said:

to remember what needs to be done

I have no problems to remember that a first line indent = 0 is not preserved but increases together with the paragraph indent.

But my brain forgets that the graphical interface via text ruler appears easier than via panel because of its direct visual feedback + dashed indicators:

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For panel usage a third option my help: Indent for 2nd to last line but first line excluded.

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