Dialog Boxes — Configuration Properties — General page — Tab/Indent dialog box

# Tab/Indent dialog box

This dialog box appears when the Tab/Indent button on the General page of Configuration Properties is selected.

## Enable Auto Indent check box

Insert spaces in same manner as the previous line when entering a new line.

## Insert Spaces for Tabs check box

Use spaces instead of tabs for indenting.

## Wrap Indent check box

When a logical line is wrapped, inserts virtual spaces on the remaining display lines in same manner as the first display line.

## Ignore Wide Spaces check box

If this is checked, EmEditor will ignore wide spaces.

## Use Regular Expressions check box

If this is checked, you can specify the Begin Indent text box, End Indent text box, and End of Statement text box as regular expressions.

## Indent only at newline characters check box

If this is checked, indents will be inserted only at newline characters.

## Tab Columns text box

Tab columns in characters.

## Indent Columns text box

Indent columns in characters.

## Begin Indent text box

Specify a character to begin the indent.

## End Indent text box

Specify a character to end the indent.

## End of Statement text box

Specify a character to indicate the end of the statement.

## Ignore After (Regular Expression) text box

The auto indent is ignored after the line that matches the regular expression specified in this text box.

## Reset button

Resets to default settings. The Reset dialog box will be displayed and will allow you to copy from another configuration.