Indent in Pages

I have an "Indent" question. How do create the following format in Pages? I want the subsequent text after the first indent to indent automatically and then turn off when I hit a double space for the next speaker. Is this possible?
Example:
Thomas:     Wish you could figure this out because
                  this is driving me crazy when I can't
                  make the computer do what I want.
William:     I know what you mean, Thomas.

Hi at321;
Just make some changes in the Format Panel> Layout > Indents.
Put the cursor on the paragraph.
In the Left Indents select desired value (1 in in this case).
In the Right Indents select as needed (3.11 in this case).
Regards.

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James,
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Greetings Harde sean,
Welcome to the Apple Support Communities!
It sounds to me like you have have tab stops in the document you are working on in Pages causing an indent. To move or set these tab stops, please use the information located in the attached link.
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Yvan KOENIG (VALLAURIS, France) samedi 11 juin 2011 21:48:24
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