In Word 97 or 2000: Tools | Options | Edit: "Tabs and backspace set left
indent."
In Word 2002 or 2003: Tools | AutoCorrect Options | AutoFormat As You Type:
"Set first- and left-indent with tabs and backspaces."
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"eb" wrote in message
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The tab key has ceased working in two ways: 1) It does not advance to
the
next level bullet when I am typing a bulleted list. It just tabs over and
keeps the bullet in the same spot. Resetting the tab spaces in the
bullets &
numbers menu does not fix this problem. 2) Shift+tab does not move my
cursor backwards - instead it just moves it forward another tab space.
(in
effect, the tab and shift+tab are no longer doing what the "increase
indent"
and "decrease indent" buttons do. This has happened to me a couple other
times and I can't for the life of me figure out what I did or what setting
to
fix. I've even tried going back to default settings to no avail. This
seems like it would be a simple problem to solve, but alas, the only way I
have been able to fix this is reinstalling the software. Help!