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How to change default indents in a numbered list
I am using Word 2007 with Vista Basic. I am trying to change the default
indent from .25 to .30. I have tried clicking on the "Home" tab and then gone to the "Paragraph" group. I clicked on the down arrow next to "multi-level list". I then clicked on 'Define new multi-level list." I then changed the indent to .3. I also gave this setting a list number name and then checked the box that says, "use this as a template for all future documents." Although the indents changed for that particular document, the problem is that the next time I open a Word document, it reverts back to the .25 indents and the list name I created does not appear. Please tell me how to make the changes permanent. Thanks. |
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How to change default indents in a numbered list
Create a list style; such a style can be added to your template just like
any other style. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "wtokyo" wrote in message ... I am using Word 2007 with Vista Basic. I am trying to change the default indent from .25 to .30. I have tried clicking on the "Home" tab and then gone to the "Paragraph" group. I clicked on the down arrow next to "multi-level list". I then clicked on 'Define new multi-level list." I then changed the indent to .3. I also gave this setting a list number name and then checked the box that says, "use this as a template for all future documents." Although the indents changed for that particular document, the problem is that the next time I open a Word document, it reverts back to the .25 indents and the list name I created does not appear. Please tell me how to make the changes permanent. Thanks. |
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How to change default indents in a numbered list
Thanks for your response but I don't know how to create a list style. BTW, I
have spent hours doing internet searches trying to solve this problem. Everybody keeps referring to instructions that you have given. http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/N...gnment2007.htm I thought I had followed the proper steps but apparently not. Based on the steps I've taken, as described in my original post, is it possible to tell me what I'm doing wrong? BTW, the reason I'm trying to adjust the default indent from .25 to .30 is that if you have 10 or more items numbered, there isn't enough space between the number and the item. Thanks. wtokyo "Stefan Blom" wrote: Create a list style; such a style can be added to your template just like any other style. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "wtokyo" wrote in message ... I am using Word 2007 with Vista Basic. I am trying to change the default indent from .25 to .30. I have tried clicking on the "Home" tab and then gone to the "Paragraph" group. I clicked on the down arrow next to "multi-level list". I then clicked on 'Define new multi-level list." I then changed the indent to .3. I also gave this setting a list number name and then checked the box that says, "use this as a template for all future documents." Although the indents changed for that particular document, the problem is that the next time I open a Word document, it reverts back to the .25 indents and the list name I created does not appear. Please tell me how to make the changes permanent. Thanks. |
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How to change default indents in a numbered list
You would do better in this case to right-align the numbers.
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "wtokyo" wrote in message ... Thanks for your response but I don't know how to create a list style. BTW, I have spent hours doing internet searches trying to solve this problem. Everybody keeps referring to instructions that you have given. http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/N...gnment2007.htm I thought I had followed the proper steps but apparently not. Based on the steps I've taken, as described in my original post, is it possible to tell me what I'm doing wrong? BTW, the reason I'm trying to adjust the default indent from .25 to .30 is that if you have 10 or more items numbered, there isn't enough space between the number and the item. Thanks. wtokyo "Stefan Blom" wrote: Create a list style; such a style can be added to your template just like any other style. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "wtokyo" wrote in message ... I am using Word 2007 with Vista Basic. I am trying to change the default indent from .25 to .30. I have tried clicking on the "Home" tab and then gone to the "Paragraph" group. I clicked on the down arrow next to "multi-level list". I then clicked on 'Define new multi-level list." I then changed the indent to .3. I also gave this setting a list number name and then checked the box that says, "use this as a template for all future documents." Although the indents changed for that particular document, the problem is that the next time I open a Word document, it reverts back to the .25 indents and the list name I created does not appear. Please tell me how to make the changes permanent. Thanks. |
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How to change default indents in a numbered list
I am sorry but I don't understand how this solves the problem. I previously
used Word 2000 for the past 8 years and had no trouble setting my default numbering such that all the numbers were aligned left and all the text started at an indent at .30, not .25. Is there any simple step-by-step protocol that you could either write or direct me to. Given the number of years I have spent using Microsoft Word, I am fairly computer savvy so don't understand why I am having so much trouble with this problem. wtokyo "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: You would do betterjavascript:fnNewReply('0eedaa60-2713-4021-b7f8-63eef21e8c46'); in this case to right-align the numbers. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "wtokyo" wrote in message ... Thanks for your response but I don't know how to create a list style. BTW, I have spent hours doing internet searches trying to solve this problem. Everybody keeps referring to instructions that you have given. http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/N...gnment2007.htm I thought I had followed the proper steps but apparently not. Based on the steps I've taken, as described in my original post, is it possible to tell me what I'm doing wrong? BTW, the reason I'm trying to adjust the default indent from .25 to .30 is that if you have 10 or more items numbered, there isn't enough space between the number and the item. Thanks. wtokyo "Stefan Blom" wrote: Create a list style; such a style can be added to your template just like any other style. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "wtokyo" wrote in message ... I am using Word 2007 with Vista Basic. I am trying to change the default indent from .25 to .30. I have tried clicking on the "Home" tab and then gone to the "Paragraph" group. I clicked on the down arrow next to "multi-level list". I then clicked on 'Define new multi-level list." I then changed the indent to .3. I also gave this setting a list number name and then checked the box that says, "use this as a template for all future documents." Although the indents changed for that particular document, the problem is that the next time I open a Word document, it reverts back to the .25 indents and the list name I created does not appear. Please tell me how to make the changes permanent. Thanks. |
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How to change default indents in a numbered list
I'm not saying you couldn't or shouldn't change the indent to .30, just
that, when double-digit numbers are present, it is preferable to right-align all the numbers. If single-digit numbers outnumber the double-digit, I usually set the number position such that the single-digit ones are flush to the margin and the double-digit ones "hang" out into the margin. But you'll also find that if you change the number alignment from Left to Right, Word will adjust the placement of the number and/or the tab/indent settings. In the Define New Multilevel List dialog, the number position changes from 0" to 0.2" while the indent stays at 0.25". In the Define New Number Format dialog, the number actually appears to move to the left. You'd have to experiment with this in actual practice. In any case, note that the indent can be set directly in the Define New Multilevel List dialog. Indents for simple lists (using the Numbering button) can be adjusted using the right-click Adjust List Indents dialog. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "wtokyo" wrote in message ... I am sorry but I don't understand how this solves the problem. I previously used Word 2000 for the past 8 years and had no trouble setting my default numbering such that all the numbers were aligned left and all the text started at an indent at .30, not .25. Is there any simple step-by-step protocol that you could either write or direct me to. Given the number of years I have spent using Microsoft Word, I am fairly computer savvy so don't understand why I am having so much trouble with this problem. wtokyo "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: You would do betterjavascript:fnNewReply('0eedaa60-2713-4021-b7f8-63eef21e8c46'); in this case to right-align the numbers. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "wtokyo" wrote in message ... Thanks for your response but I don't know how to create a list style. BTW, I have spent hours doing internet searches trying to solve this problem. Everybody keeps referring to instructions that you have given. http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/N...gnment2007.htm I thought I had followed the proper steps but apparently not. Based on the steps I've taken, as described in my original post, is it possible to tell me what I'm doing wrong? BTW, the reason I'm trying to adjust the default indent from .25 to .30 is that if you have 10 or more items numbered, there isn't enough space between the number and the item. Thanks. wtokyo "Stefan Blom" wrote: Create a list style; such a style can be added to your template just like any other style. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "wtokyo" wrote in message ... I am using Word 2007 with Vista Basic. I am trying to change the default indent from .25 to .30. I have tried clicking on the "Home" tab and then gone to the "Paragraph" group. I clicked on the down arrow next to "multi-level list". I then clicked on 'Define new multi-level list." I then changed the indent to .3. I also gave this setting a list number name and then checked the box that says, "use this as a template for all future documents." Although the indents changed for that particular document, the problem is that the next time I open a Word document, it reverts back to the .25 indents and the list name I created does not appear. Please tell me how to make the changes permanent. Thanks. |
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