Reply To: Is there a way to set up my footnote in hanging indent style?

Hi Hiro,

Do the following to create a hanging indent in your footnote paragraph style:

1. In the Paragraph panel, right-click on the style name and choose Edit “styleName”.
2. Click on Indents and Spacing, and set Left Indent to the leading value of the footnote (e.g. 9pt).
3. Set First Line Indent to the negative value of what you used for Left Indent. So if you set Left Indent to 9pt, set First Line Indent to -9pt.
4. Then make sure in Type > Document Footnote Options that in the Numbering and Formatting pane, the Footnote Formatting paragraph style is set to your footnote style, and leave the separator as “^t.”

The value you use does not have to be the leading value but that’s a good starting point. You can experiment if necessary to get the look you want. Just make sure that it’s the same for both (but that First Line Indent is negative).