where indent_arg is an indent value specified in 1/5 of a width unit. The width unit is computed from representative characters in the default font for the current spreadsheet (the EViews spreadsheet default font at the time the spreadsheet was created), and corresponds roughly to a single character. Indentation is only relevant for non-center justified cells.

The default indentation setttings are taken from the Global Defaults for spreadsheet views ( “Spreadsheet Data Display”) at the time the spreadsheet was created.

For series, setindent operates on all of the cells in the series.

To set the indentation for a series object:

See Series::setwidth and Series::setjust for details on setting spreadsheet widths and justification.