Setting indents and tabs in PageMaker

Setting indents and tabs:

Indents and tabs are powerful tools for positioning text. Indents move text inward from the right and left edges of a text object, and tabs position text at specific locations in a text object. You can create left and right aligned tabs; center tabs, which center text around the tab; and decimal tabs, which align characters at a decimal point. You can also apply a leader of any style to any tab. A leader is a repeated pattern, such as a series of dots or dashes, between the tab and the preceding text.

Setting Indents:

Following are the ways in which indents can be set:

1.Move indent markers in the Indents or Tabs dialog box.

2.Type indent values in the Paragraph Specifications dialog box.

3.Type indent values on the Control palette in paragraph view.

1. To set indent using the Indents or Tab ruler:

(a) In layout view, click an insertion point in a paragraph or group of paragraphs.

(b) Choose Type > Indents / Tabs

(c) Drag the indent markers on the ruler to where you want left, right and first line indents to be. When you release a marker, the indentation is displayed in the Position box.

(d) Click OK to set the indents.

2. To set indent using the Paragraph command:

(a) Click an insertion point in a paragraph or select a group of paragraphs.

(b) Choose Type > Paragraph

(c) Type values for the Indents options and then click OK.

3. To set indent using the Control Palette:

(a) Click an insertion point in a paragraph or select a group of paragraphs.

(b) Choose Window > Show Control Palette, or click the Control palette to activate it. If the palette is in character view, click the paragraph – view button to display the paragraph options.

(c) Type values for the Indents options and then click Apply.