firstIndent

Determines the indentation of the first line of a paragraph in a field.

# Metadata

Platforms: desktop, server, mobile OS: mac, windows, linux, ios, android Introduced: 1.0 Security:

# Syntax

set the firstIndent [of line] of field to pixels

# Params

- pixels : The number of pixels to indent the first line of a paragraph of text. The the pixels is set to a negative number, the first line will be outdented by that number of pixels.

# Examples

set the firstIndent of field 1 to 10

set the firstIndent of line 5 of field 1 to 10

# Description

Use the firstIndent property to created indented paragraphs.

By default, the firstIndent property of newly created fields is set to zero.

# Tags

ui,

# See

- **keyword:** field - **property:** borderWidth, vgrid, textAlign, dontWrap, formattedText, spaceAbove, backgroundColor, listBehavior, listIndent, hidden, textSize, listStyle, tabstops, spaceBelow, rightIndent, listDepth, hgrid, hScrollbar, borderColor, formattedWidth