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Adjust Claim Element Indentation

Written by Laura Berwick

This article covers the following topics:

  • Auto-Indent Claims

  • Adjusting Indentation with the Tab Key

  • Adjusting Indentation in the Toolbar

  • Adjusting Indentation in the Specification Menu

Auto-Indent Claims

  1. Select desired claim(s).
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  2. Select the Auto-Indent Claims option from the Specification menu.
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  3. Your claims will be indented based on their structure as determined by line-end colons and semicolons.
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Adjusting Indentation with the Tab Key

  1. Place your cursor at the beginning of or select some or all of the desired claim element(s).
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  2. Press the Tab key on your keyboard to increase the indentation for that element.
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    ​Press the Tab key multiple times to continue to increase indentation.
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  3. Press Shift+Tab to decrease the indentation for that element.
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    ​Press Shift+Tab multiple times to continue to decrease indentation.
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Adjusting Indentation in the Toolbar

  1. Place your cursor at the beginning of or select some or all of the desired claim element(s).
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  2. Click the Increase Indent control in the Toolbar to increase the indentation for that element.
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    ​Repeat to increase indentation further.
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  3. Click the Decrease Indent control in the Toolbar to decrease the indentation for that element.
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    ​Repeat to decrease indentation further.
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Adjusting Indentation in the Specification Menu

  1. Place your cursor at the beginning of or select some or all of the desired claim element(s).
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  2. Click the Increase Indent option in the Specification > Format menu to increase the indentation for that element.
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    ​Repeat to increase indentation further.
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  3. Click the Decrease Indent option in the Specification > Format menu to decrease the indentation for that element.
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    ​Repeat to decrease indentation further.
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