To specify indents for selected paragraphs, use the Style > Alignment submenu, the Paragraph Attributes dialog box (Style > Formats), or the Paragraph Attributes tab of the Measurements palette.

• To specify how far a paragraph is indented from the left edge of a box or column, enter a value in the Left Indent field.
• To specify how far the first line of a paragraph is indented from the Left Indent value, enter a value in the First Line field. Note that First Line indentation is relative to the Left Indent applied to a paragraph. For example, if you specify a Left Indent of .5″, and a First Line indentation of .5″, the first line will begin 1″ from the left edge of the text box.
• To specify how far a paragraph is indented from the right edge of a box or column, enter a value in the Right Indent field. Click OK.
• To create a hanging indentation, specify a positive Left Indent and a negative First Line indentation or drag the indentation icons on the column ruler. Use the Apply button in the Formats tab of the Paragraph Attributes dialog box (Style > Formats) to experiment with the hanging indentation.

In addition to setting hanging indents as a paragraph attribute, you can enter a special character that forces the indenting of all lines of text from that point to the next paragraph return. Press Command+\ (Mac OS) or Ctrl+\ (Windows) to enter a special Indent Here character. (The Indent Here character is an invisible character; to view invisible characters, choose View > Show Invisibles (Command+I/Ctrl+I.)

Alignment and indentations are both measured from the Text Inset specified in the Text tab of the Modify dialog box (Item menu). The Text Inset value affects the four sides of a text box; it does not affect the inner columns of a text box.