# Selection.DecreaseIndent Method

> Decreases the left indent of all paragraphs contained in the current text selection. If no text is selected, this method decreases the left indent at the text input position. Left indent positions are defined through the paragraphs' tab positions and the indents of the paragraphs in front and behind the paragraph with the text input position.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Method
- **Introduced:** 16.0
- **Namespace:** `TXTextControl`
- **Package:** `TXTextControl.TextControl.WinForms.SDK` (assembly `TXTextControl.dll`, from the private NuGet feed or Text Control Offline Packages)
- **.NET Framework:** reference `TXTextControl.dll` from the setup
- **Path:** TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms > Reference > TXTextControl > Selection.DecreaseIndent Method
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/selection/decreaseindent-method/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/selection/decreaseindent-method/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/selection/decreaseindent-method/llms-full.txt

---

## On This Page

- [Description](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/selection/decreaseindent-method/#description)
- [Syntax](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/selection/decreaseindent-method/#syntax)
- [Return Value](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/selection/decreaseindent-method/#return-value)
- [Examples](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/selection/decreaseindent-method/#examples)

---

## Nearby

- **Previous:** [Selection.Culture Property](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/selection/culture-property/llms.txt)
- **Next:** [Selection.DialogResult Enumeration](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/selection/dialogresult-enumeration/llms.txt)