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Indent - Hanging Indent Returns To Left Margi
DocumentID: 650786
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 8:29:01 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

When you press F4 and then Shift-Tab for a hanging indent, the text moves to the left edge of the paper instead of moving to the left margin.

Answer:

To make sure that the hanging indent works as expected, insert a tab stop at the left margin.

Details:

When a you press F4, Shift-Tab, WordPerfect creates a hanging indent at the next tab set to the left. If there is no tab set to the left of the cursor, pressing F4, Shift-Tab returns the cursor to minimum printing zone.

Page 312 of the WP 5.1 Reference manual incorrectly states that pressing F4, Shift-Tab returns the cursor to the left margin. This is only true if there is a tab stop set at the left margin. Hanging indents were designed to work off of tab sets, not off the margin. If there is not a tab stop to the left of the cursor, pressing Shift-Tab moves the cursor to the minimum printing zone.

This also happens in WordPerfect 5.1 and WordPerfect 6.0 with the Table of Contents feature. ToC entries are formatted with hanging indents (i.e., [Lft Indent][Back Tab]). If there is not a tab stop to the left of the cursor, WP will move the cursor/text back.


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