Indenting Text

Learn how to add hanging or first line indents to your text

You can indent your text in Cadmus, making it easy to format your references and organise information in your submission.

This article covers the following:

1. First line indents

2. Hanging indents

3. Removing indents

4. Increasing indents

5. Decreasing indents
   

 

First line indent

With Cadmus, you can format your text, so that the first line of your paragraph is indented.

 

To add a first-line indent

1. Highlight the text you wish to add a first-line indent on.

2. Click the  icon in the formatting toolbar.

   

3. Select the first line indent icon.

   

 

Hanging indent

You can format your text to have a hanging indent — particularly useful for some referencing styles.

 

To add a hanging indent

1. Highlight the text to which you wish to add a hanging indent.

2. Click the icon in the formatting toolbar.

   

3. Select the hanging indent icon.

   

 

Removing indents

If you need to remove an indent, you can do this by following the steps below.

 

To remove an indent

1. Highlight the text you would like to remove a hanging or first-line indent from.

2. Click the icon in the formatting toolbar.

   

3. Select the reset indent icon.

   

 

Resizing indents

If you need to increase or decrease the indent in your text, you can do this in Cadmus by following the steps below.

 

To increase an indent

1. Highlight the text to which you wish to add a hanging indent.

2. Click the icon in the formatting toolbar.

   

3. Select the increase indent icon.

   

 

To decrease an indent

1. Highlight the text to which you wish to add a hanging indent.

2. Click the icon in the formatting toolbar.
   

3. Select the decrease indent icon.