<![CDATA[Tab Key Indenting Line Instead of Body]]>Hi,

Question: How does one setup Notepad ++ to only insert a tab character in a line and not indent the entire body of text?

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/17589/tab-key-indenting-line-instead-of-bodyRSS for NodeWed, 12 Aug 2026 00:34:45 GMTWed, 08 May 2019 11:14:21 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Tab Key Indenting Line Instead of Body on Thu, 09 May 2019 09:24:06 GMT]]>Yes. The only change necessary on this end was Tab settings going from [Default] to normal.

The missing understanding was both the terminology where this setting was located from previous reply statements and the video of how different combinations come together.

I appreciate your kind assistance.

Thanks,
-SHD

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/43142https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/43142Thu, 09 May 2019 09:24:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tab Key Indenting Line Instead of Body on Wed, 08 May 2019 18:49:53 GMT]]>@shdawson said:

Can someone please post a screen shot of their Notepad++ using this same version so I can see the correct tab setting for a TXT file to achieve this desired outcome?

Does this help?

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/43105https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/43105Wed, 08 May 2019 18:49:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tab Key Indenting Line Instead of Body on Wed, 08 May 2019 18:07:23 GMT]]>Something is off. I am using 7.6.6 64-bit.

Can someone please post a screen shot of their Notepad++ using this same version so I can see the correct tab setting for a TXT file to achieve this desired outcome?

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/43101https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/43101Wed, 08 May 2019 18:07:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tab Key Indenting Line Instead of Body on Wed, 08 May 2019 17:26:30 GMT]]>@Alan-Kilborn

loool … good point.
i guess i didn’t think that far ;-)

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/43091https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/43091Wed, 08 May 2019 17:26:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tab Key Indenting Line Instead of Body on Wed, 08 May 2019 15:17:20 GMT]]>@Meta-Chuh

Why didn’t you use the tab settings area of the prefs as your picture-posting tutorial?? :)

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/43074https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/43074Wed, 08 May 2019 15:17:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tab Key Indenting Line Instead of Body on Wed, 08 May 2019 14:59:50 GMT]]>@shdawson

you have to upload your pictures somewhere free, like imgur.com and post the markdown link here.

to display it inline, you have to put a ! in front of the markdown link created by imgur.

example: ![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/xTPecNg.png)
will produce:
Imgur

best regards.

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/43071https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/43071Wed, 08 May 2019 14:59:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tab Key Indenting Line Instead of Body on Wed, 08 May 2019 14:54:18 GMT]]>Thanks.

What you are sharing is not what I am seeing on this end. How does one share files such as screen snips on this forum, please?

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/43070https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/43070Wed, 08 May 2019 14:54:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tab Key Indenting Line Instead of Body on Wed, 08 May 2019 14:38:08 GMT]]>@shdawson

(menu) Settings -> Preferences -> (register) Language -> (group box) Tab Settings

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/43067https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/43067Wed, 08 May 2019 14:38:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tab Key Indenting Line Instead of Body on Wed, 08 May 2019 14:26:51 GMT]]>@PeterJones Thanks. Were are Tab Settings located, please?

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/43065https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/43065Wed, 08 May 2019 14:26:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tab Key Indenting Line Instead of Body on Wed, 08 May 2019 14:25:50 GMT]]>@shdawson

Are you facing this issue with text in a line longer than the available space in your Notepad++ window while the “Word wrap” (i.e. automatic line break) feature is turned on?

If so, go to (menu) Settings -> Preferences -> (register) Editing -> (group box) Line Wrap and select the Default item. After that only the beginning of the line where you typed the TAB character will be indented.

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/43063https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/43063Wed, 08 May 2019 14:25:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tab Key Indenting Line Instead of Body on Wed, 08 May 2019 13:53:52 GMT]]>@shdawson said:

What language should one select for TXT files, please?

For setting the tab settings, TXT would be under Tab Settings = normal

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/43062https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/43062Wed, 08 May 2019 13:53:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tab Key Indenting Line Instead of Body on Wed, 08 May 2019 13:36:02 GMT]]>Thanks.

Using simple TXT files. There is no language selection. What language should one select for TXT files, please?

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/43061https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/43061Wed, 08 May 2019 13:36:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tab Key Indenting Line Instead of Body on Wed, 08 May 2019 12:31:47 GMT]]>@shdawson

If you don’t have any text selected, and the “Language” preference for your file’s language does not have Replace by space ticked, pressing the Tab key should insert a tab character. Or maybe there is something I am misunderstanding here?

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/43055https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/43055Wed, 08 May 2019 12:31:47 GMT