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WHYz:
Hi, For years I've been manually putting an indent on the lines of text under the beginning subject because I couldn't figure out how to have it done automatically (like I always did when using Page Maker). But now I'm wondering if there _is_ a way to set the text to do that automatically. Sometimes I can't get the other lines of text to indent without my rewording, so I'm really hoping someone can help. (TIA)
Nermander:
--- Quote from: WHYz on October 22, 2021, 08:31:02 pm ---Hi, For years I've been manually putting an indent on the lines of text under the beginning subject because I couldn't figure out how to have it done automatically (like I always did when using Page Maker). But now I'm wondering if there _is_ a way to set the text to do that automatically. Sometimes I can't get the other lines of text to indent without my rewording, so I'm really hoping someone can help. (TIA)
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It sounds as if what you are asking for is hanging indent, and of course that is possible in Scribus.
Essentially you set the intent for the paragraph to a value (like 1,5 cm) and then you set the first line indent to the negative of that value (-1,5 cm in this example).
I think you need to set this in a style though, I think it's not accessible as direct formatting.
Scroll down a bit on this page
https://wiki.scribus.net/canvas/Help:Manual_Styles
steven8:
Quick note to add to Nermander's suggestion. You can't manually input a negative number as an indent. You enter the positive number into the paragraph indent, and Scribus automatically makes the first line indent the identical negative.
I'm attaching a picture.
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