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PARAGRAPH-STYLE INDENTION [1 record]

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Record 1 1982-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Correction and Proofreading (Printing)
  • Writing Styles
CONT

In paragraph-style indention the first line is indented from the left-hand margin and the following lines are set full measure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Correction d'épreuves (Imprimerie)
  • Techniques d'écriture
CONT

La composition en alinéa. [C'est] de loin [la disposition] la plus utilisée pour la présentation des textes courants. Elle consiste à renfoncer la première ligne de chaque paragraphe d'une valeur fonction de la justification de la ligne.

Spanish

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