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<h4 class="subsubsection" id="Indented-regions">4.6.5.7 Indented regions</h4>

<p>You may need to indent a region of text while otherwise formatting it
normally.  Indented regions can be nested; you can change <code class="code">\n[PI]</code>
before each call to vary the amount of inset.
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<dt class="deffn defmac-alias-deffn" id="index-_002eRS"><span class="category-def">Macro: </span><span><strong class="def-name"><code class="t">.RS</code></strong><a class="copiable-link" href='#index-_002eRS'> &para;</a></span></dt>
<dd><a class="index-entry-id" id="index-RS-_005bms_005d"></a>
<p>Begin a region where headings, paragraphs, and displays are indented
(further) by the amount stored in the <code class="code">PI</code> register.
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<dt class="deffn defmac-alias-deffn" id="index-_002eRE"><span class="category-def">Macro: </span><span><strong class="def-name"><code class="t">.RE</code></strong><a class="copiable-link" href='#index-_002eRE'> &para;</a></span></dt>
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<p>End the (next) most recent indented region.
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<p>This feature enables you to easily line up text under hanging and
indented paragraphs.
<a class="index-entry-id" id="index-ms-macros_002c-nested-lists"></a>
<a class="index-entry-id" id="index-nested-lists-_005bms_005d"></a>
For example, you may wish to structure lists hierarchically.
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<pre class="example-preformatted">.IP \[bu] 2
Lawyers:
.RS
.IP \[bu]
Dewey,
.IP \[bu]
Cheatham,
and
.IP \[bu]
and Howe.
.RE
.IP \[bu]
Guns
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<div class="group"><pre class="example-preformatted">&bull; Lawyers:

  &bull;  Dewey,

  &bull;  Cheatham, and

  &bull;  Howe.

&bull; Guns
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