Indentation Properties

The Indentation Engine determines the formatting of text that is generated or typed in the Source Editor.

To select or configure the Indentation Engine:

  1. Choose Tools and choose Options, expand the Editor Settings node in the Options window, and select the type of Editor for which you want to set the indentation engine.
  2. Click the Indentation Engine property. Choose an indentation engine (or choose No Indentation) from the pulldown menu, or click the ellipsis (...) button to display the Indentation Engine Property Editor.

    Use the Indentation Engine Property Editor to view and modify the settings for one of the indentation engines. The Simple Indentation Editor has properties for handling tabs. The Java Indentation Editor has the tab properties, plus additional properties to handle Java code, as follows:

Note If the previous non-blank line is indented, the first press of the Tab key on a new line positions the insertion point to the previous indentation, regardless of the Number of Spaces per Tab setting.
See also
Source Editor Properties
Working With Tabs

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