Indenting without paragraphing

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  mattkailey · Member · Nov 16, 2009 at 2:04 am

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  My blog is still not published yet, but I am trying to indent one line without indenting any others. If I use the indent function on the toolbar, it indents the whole paragraph, even if I just select one line. If I use the <p></p> codes, it does indent the line, but it also gives me a paragraph break–in other words, it inserts a blank line above the indented line. Is there any way to indent one line in a paragraph without starting a new paragraph? I hope this makes sense. I have looked at as much as I can that is related to this and cannot find the answer. Thank you in advance.

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  1tess · Moderator Emeritus · Nov 16, 2009 at 2:57 am

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  Take a look at this fine post:

  Formatting text pt. 2: indents and blockquotes

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  devblog · Member · Nov 16, 2009 at 3:02 am

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  Switch to the HTML Editor by clicking on the HTML tab and try this:

  <div  style="text-indent: 25px;">
  <p>
  Your text here
  </p>
  <p>
  Your text here
  </p>
  </div>

  25px is a suggested value, you’d need to play with it till you find one that fits your needs.

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  mattkailey · Member · Nov 16, 2009 at 3:19 am

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  It worked. The div thing that you, devblog, suggested and that is also on the page that you, 1tess, sent me to actually worked! Thank you both so very much. I really appreciate your time and your response.

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  1tess · Moderator Emeritus · Nov 16, 2009 at 3:25 am

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  happy to hear that!