<?blockindent>

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<?blockindent>

Description

This command specifies the amount by which the first line of text in a block should be indented.

If the first item within the block is another block, the indent will not have any effect.

Example 354. Examples of indents set for a block

The examples below use the <?blockindent>, <?blockindenttab>, <?blockindenttabb2> and <?blockcellpadl> commands to demonstrate how to set indents for a block. Note that rules have been defined separately to provide clarification:

Basic indent:

<?blockindent=5mm>

Basic outdent:

<?blockindent=-5mm>
<?blockcellpadl=5mm>

Bulleted list:

<?blockindent=-8mm>
<?blockindenttab=8mm>
<?blockcellpadl=8mm>

Numbered list:

<?blockindent=-10mm>
<?blockindenttab=10mm>
<?blockindenttab2=8mm,r>
<?blockcellpadl=10mm>

Syntax

<?blockindent val:um>

val	The size of the indent, plus unit of measurement. You may also define an outdent by giving this field a negative value. If you also wish to offset all the content of the block, specify a <?blockcellpadl> command of the same value, but positive, to achieve this effect.