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Control Indentation Hanging in PowerPoint 2010 VSTO

I have a paragraph and after executing :

paragraph.ParagraphFormat.FirstLineIndent = 18;
paragraph.ParagraphFormat.LeftIndent = 18;

when I check Paragraph dialog box, I get:

  • Indentation Before Text 0.25" - OK, this is what I wanted
  • Special First line 0.25" - it's not what I want.

Instead of First line I want to have Special set to Hanging. Is it possible to control it with code?

Solution

  • Instead of First line I want to have Special set to Hanging. Is it possible to control it with code?

    Yes it is possible :)

    Just remember the thumb rule

    For FirstLine use a positive value and

    For Hanging use a negative value

    Change your code to

    paragraph.ParagraphFormat.FirstLineIndent = -18;