TextRange.FirstLineIndent

Property FirstLineIndent As Double

The FirstLineIndent property returns or sets the amount that the first line of a paragraph is indented.

The following code example indents the first line of the paragraph text by 0.5 inch:

Sub Test() 
 Dim d As Document 
 Dim s As Shape 
 Dim t As Text 
 Set d = CreateDocument 
 Set s = d.ActiveLayer.CreateParagraphText(3, 3, 5, 5, "This is an 
example. This is an example. This is an example.") 
 Set t = s.Text 
 t.Story.FirstLineIndent = 0.5 
End Sub