Patrick Greenwood wrote:

In the example below I would like the margin of my "State of Wisconsin
County of Milwaukee" text to line up flush left with the neighboring text
but can't seem to make that happen.
=========================


Blah Blah Blah ....

State of Wisconsin \
| > ss
County of Milwaukee |
/


Before me, this day, came Joe Doaks....
Blah Blah Blah ....
Blah Blah Blah ....

Attached a possible solution.

regards Uwe
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\layout Standard

Blah Blah Blah ....blah
\begin_inset Note
collapsed true

\layout Standard

type 
\series bold 

\backslash 
cases
\series default 
 for the brace and then 
\series bold 
C-Enter
\series default 
 for new lines and 
\series bold 
M-m m
\series default 
 for mathematical text:
\end_inset 


\layout Standard


\begin_inset Formula $\textrm{ss }\begin{cases}
\textrm{Milwaukee}\\
\\\textrm{Wisconsin}\end{cases}$
\end_inset 


\layout Standard


\begin_inset Note
collapsed true

\layout Standard

type 
\series bold 

\backslash 
aligned
\series default 
 and then 
\series bold 
C-Enter
\series default 
 for new lines and 
\series bold 
M-m m
\series default 
 for mathematical text; before the blue boxes (at the beginning of the formula
 type 
\series bold 

\backslash 
left.

\series default 
 for the non-existing left brace, at the end of the formula type 
\series bold 

\backslash 
right}
\series default 
 for the brace:
\end_inset 


\layout Standard


\begin_inset Formula $\left.\begin{aligned}\textrm{Milwaukee}\\
\\\textrm{Wisconsin}\end{aligned}
\right\}\textrm{ss}$
\end_inset 


\layout Standard

Before me, this day, came Joe Doaks....
 
\newline 
Blah Blah Blah ....
 
\newline 
Blah Blah Blah ....
\the_end

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