Indent text in Textmode on Mac

Using the indentation commands, you can add or remove tabs or spaces at the beginning of lines in a batch. This is useful when working with code or structured text.

You can change the default indent width and preferred indentation style in Edit settings. To use different settings for a mode or syntax, customize the indentation options in Mode settings.

Change the indent level

  1. In the Textmode app on your Mac, open a document.

  2. Select the lines you want to indent, or move the insertion point there.

  3. Choose Text > Indentation > Shift Right or Shift Left, or click the Indentation button in the toolbar.

The actual action of those commands whether increase or decrease the indent level depends on the writing direction of the document.

Writing direction Shift left Shift right
Left to Right Decrease Increase
Right to left Increase Decrease
Vertical orientation Decrease Increase

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