: InDesign: Offsetting 4-digit year values to the left of main body text I want to create a list style where there is custom text in the front and then a text with some offset so it looks

@Shanna688

Try using indents as seen in my image below. Basicly you need a value in the Left indent field (15mm in my example, but feel free to play with this), then the same but negative value in the First Line Left indent field. And you need to manually insert a Tab character between your blocks.

The 15/-15mm values can be included in your Paragraph style, however you will need to insert the Tabs by hand, or via GREP Find/Replace if you have many Tabs to insert.

Losing all the - at the end of the unfinished words: i assume this means hyphenation, in which case i don't see how this relates to your formatting question. This will be a separate formatting issue which you need to consider when building your styles. Personally i will always avoid hyphenation unless the client really insists on using it.

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@Welton168

Try using Tabs.

Here's how they work. helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/tabs-indents.html
There's an example which is pretty close to what you're trying to achieve.

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