<doc>
	<legacy_id>2240</legacy_id>
	<name>firstIndent</name>
	<type>property</type>

	<syntax>
		<example>set the firstIndent [of <i>line</i>] of <i>field</i> to <i>pixels</i></example>
	</syntax>

	<synonyms>
	</synonyms>

	<summary>Determines the indentation of the first line of a paragraph in a <keyword tag="field">field</keyword>.</summary>

	<examples>
<example>set the firstIndent of field 1 to 10</example>
<example>set the firstIndent of line 5 of field 1 to 10</example>
	</examples>

	<history>
		<introduced version="1.0">Added.</introduced>
		<deprecated version=""></deprecated>
		<removed version=""></removed>
		<changed version="5.5">Updated for paragraph level properties</changed>
	</history>

	<objects>
		<field/>
	</objects>

	<platforms>
		<mac/>
		<windows/>
		<linux/>
		<ios/>
		<android/>
	</platforms>

	<classes>
		<desktop/>
		<server/>
		<web/>
		<mobile/>
	</classes>

	<security>
	</security>


	<classification>
		<category>Appearance &amp; Positioning</category>
	</classification>

	<references>
		<property tag="textSize">textSize Property</property>
		<property tag="hScrollbar">hScrollbar Property</property>
		<property tag="formattedText">formattedText Property</property>
		<property tag="formattedWidth">formattedWidth Property</property>
		<property tag="listBehavior">listBehavior Property</property>
		<property tag="textAlign">textAlign Property</property>
		<property tag="listStyle">listStyle Property</property>
		<property tag="listDepth">listDepth Property</property>
		<property tag="listIndent">listIndent Property</property>
		<property tag="rightIndent">rightIndent Property</property>
		<property tag="spaceAbove">spaceAbove Property</property>
		<property tag="spaceBelow">spaceBelow Property</property>
		<property tag="tabstops">tabstops Property</property>
		<property tag="backgroundColor">backgroundColor Property</property>
		<property tag="borderWidth">borderWidth Property</property>
		<property tag="borderColor">borderColor Property</property>
		<property tag="hgrid">hgrid Property</property>
		<property tag="vgrid">vgrid Property</property>
		<property tag="hidden">hidden Property</property>
		<property tag="dontWrap">dontWrap Property</property>
	</references>

	<description>
	<overview>Use the <b>firstIndent</b> property to created indented paragraphs.</overview>

		<parameters>
<parameter>
<name>pixels</name>
<description>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.</description>
</parameter>		</parameters>

	<value>The <b>firstIndent</b> of a line or field returns an the indent size as a number.</value>
	<comments>By default, the <b>firstIndent</b> property of newly created fields is set to zero.</comments>
	</description>
</doc>