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LineIndent

LineIndent
is an option for Style and Cell that specifies how many ems of indentation to add at the beginnings of lines for each level of nesting in an expression.
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  • The setting for LineIndent determines the amount of indentation that will be inserted after any explicit newline is entered when AutoIndent->True.
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Basic Examples   (2)
Specify the size of indentation:
No indentation:
Specify the size of indentation:
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No indentation:
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Scope   (1)
Create a cell with AutoIndent->True with specific line indent:
When you press the Enter key, Mathematica inserts the indentation according to LineIndent:
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