In news:[email protected],
Thomas Blasejewicz <[email protected]> typed:
As far as I know, the thing is called in English a "hanging indent".
You have a number (may NOT be consecutive), an asterix, a symbol or
whatever at the left margin,
then a tab stop to the text. If the following text covers several
lines, the left margin of the text should be aligned with the tab
stop. Something like the following.
* aaaaaaaa
aaaaaaaa
aaaaaaaa
I tried all sorts of predefined paragraph / list styles but could not
find any that would do the trick. In particular since I DO NOT want OO
to put numbers or symbols there.
My endeavors of creating such a style have so far failed and the
official documentation does not contain the keyword "hanging indent".
Has this a different name under OpenOffice?
If the trick is possible, I would really like to know how it is done.
Thank you.
This mighe help too. Notice "hanging indent" actually means the following
lines are indented from the first line:
Indenting Paragraphs
To change the measurement units, choose Tools - Options -
OpenOffice.org Writer - General, and then select a new measurement unit in
the Settings area.
You can change the indents for the current paragraph, or for all selected
paragraphs, or for a Paragraph Style.
You can also set indents using the ruler. To display the ruler, choose
View - Ruler.
a.. Choose Format - Paragraph - Indents & Spacing to change the indents
for the current paragraph or for all selected paragraphs. You can also set
indents using the ruler.
b.. Right-click a paragraph and choose Edit Paragraph Style - Indents &
Spacing to change the indents for all paragraphs that have the same
Paragraph Style.
Indents are calculated with respect to the left and right page margins. If
you want the paragraph to extend into the page margin, enter a negative
number.
The indents are different regarding the writing direction. For example, look
at the Before text indent value in left-to-right languages. The left edge of
the paragraph is indented with respect to the left page margin. In
right-to-left languages, the right edge of the paragraph is indented with
respect to the right page margin.
For a hanging indent, enter a positive value for Before text and a negative
value for First line.
Related Topics
Format - Paragraph - Indents & Spacing
Using Rulers
Templates and Styles
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