Indent not present when compiled

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Hello,
I am compiling a manuscript (macOS) Scrivener version 3.3.1. When I compile a number of lines are not indented. By ‘indented’ I mean tabs have been inserted. I am compiling into both PDF and Word. I cannot determine what is different about these lines.

I have been reading through the manual - on page 52 I see that there are multiple types of indents. I understand this may be caused by ruler settings (?)

I am pasting in a screenshot here. In the text see an example - a menu. In the scrivener version, before compiling, the lines are separated by hitting ‘enter’.

I understand that one of the compile settings is over-riding the tabs (indents).

Can anyone suggest which compile setting I need to edit?

Thank you for your feeback / patience.

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NOTE: in the screenshot - the version on the left is the compiled version (PDF). The image on the right is from scrivener.

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Perhaps.
Your line below “sandwiches” in bold doesn’t look empty. Although I can’t see a space either. (?)

Else, are you using styles? (I would think so, perhaps, from the gray background) but a different style (or no style – if the gray background ain’t from a style you used for the other paragraphs) for this one paragraph?

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MWAH HAHAH HAHAH
that is so impressive.
this forum is the best. that took a couple of minutes.

I went into Section Layouts >> Section Texts >> Settings >> and changed it from ‘Remove from first paragraph and after empty line’ to ‘Do not change’.

AND IT WORKED.
So funny, I’ve been wrestling with this for months.

Thank you Vincent

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