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First Line Indent in Docs

There's an option to indent an entire paragraph, but there also needs to be an option to indent only the first line and specify the measurement of the indent. Hitting tab is not sufficient, since tab isn't always the correct measurement when you have to meet specific formatting requirements.

Even if tab were consistent, a first line indent option would really speed up the process.

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  • Meg Wise commented  ·   ·  Report

    I'm not going to be able to use Proton docs without the ability to indent first lines. Please update it!

  • Eleri commented  ·   ·  Report

    100% agree with the other commenters. First line indent is non-negotiable for any sort of prose or fiction writing. I really want to love Proton Drive, but the lack of basic features like this makes it tough. Very hopeful that more robust text editing options will be available soon!

  • Moon commented  ·   ·  Report

    The need for first line indentation is so strong. It makes things easier for readers to parse, and as basic punctuation is something I am surprised slipped through the cracks. I really don't want to use gdocs anymore, but it will be difficult to not as long as this continues to be a thing.

  • Marla Grey commented  ·   ·  Report

    Especially for fiction because the lack of indent feature forces us to rework our docs in another tool (word etc.) to add the missing indents through hundreds of pages!

  • skaetlett commented  ·   ·  Report

    I hope this gets more votes and gets implemented. It makes writing fiction/prose EXTREMELY cumbersome.

  • Jens commented  ·   ·  Report

    Yes, this is critical for writing fiction, to signify spoken words by the characters.

  • L commented  ·   ·  Report

    Having moved over from google docs, the ability to change this vital aspect of formatting is critical for me. I need to be able to format so the first line is always indented, and I need the ability to ctrl+a and make that indent across the whole document. Especially having moved EVERYTHING over, I had hundreds of docs that now aren't first-line indented.

  • Stephanie commented  ·   ·  Report

    PLEASE PLEASE add this!!! As an author who writes my novels in google docs but has switched away from google, first line indent is massively important! I would love to use proton docs for all my books going forward.

  • FM commented  ·   ·  Report

    I simply cannot believe that this isn't already a feature. It is basic punctuation, and no one seems to mind?

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