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Bullets and Numbering
I am running Word 2003 in Windows XP Professional.
When I open a new document based on my Normal template, if I try to number my paragraphs, it automatically gives me a first-line indent of 0.25" and a hanging indent of 0.25" more. Thanks, Uncle Bill, for trying to anticipate what I want, but I don't want a first-line indent. I want the number flush with the left margin and a 0.5" hanging indent. A similar thing happens when I apply a bullet, but the indents are a little bit different. I know how to change the indents to what I want, one document at a time, but I'd like to change them in my Normal template so that I get the indentation I want every time I start a new document. I've tried opening normal.dot to modify the styles, but when I bullet a paragraph in normal.dot, it doesn't give me a style I can change. The style remains at Normal. If I choose "Modify to match selection," then my Normal style is numbered. Anybody know where to change the default numbering scheme in normal.dot? Thanks, Fred |
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Bullets and Numbering
Use the List Number style instead of applying numbering using the Numbering
button. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Idaho Word Man" wrote in message ... I am running Word 2003 in Windows XP Professional. When I open a new document based on my Normal template, if I try to number my paragraphs, it automatically gives me a first-line indent of 0.25" and a hanging indent of 0.25" more. Thanks, Uncle Bill, for trying to anticipate what I want, but I don't want a first-line indent. I want the number flush with the left margin and a 0.5" hanging indent. A similar thing happens when I apply a bullet, but the indents are a little bit different. I know how to change the indents to what I want, one document at a time, but I'd like to change them in my Normal template so that I get the indentation I want every time I start a new document. I've tried opening normal.dot to modify the styles, but when I bullet a paragraph in normal.dot, it doesn't give me a style I can change. The style remains at Normal. If I choose "Modify to match selection," then my Normal style is numbered. Anybody know where to change the default numbering scheme in normal.dot? Thanks, Fred |
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Bullets and Numbering
Bummer. It would be nice if Word would let you do what you want AND let you
use the handy shortcuts, too. There's GOTTA be a default setting for the numbering button somewhere. :-( "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Use the List Number style instead of applying numbering using the Numbering button. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Idaho Word Man" wrote in message ... I am running Word 2003 in Windows XP Professional. When I open a new document based on my Normal template, if I try to number my paragraphs, it automatically gives me a first-line indent of 0.25" and a hanging indent of 0.25" more. Thanks, Uncle Bill, for trying to anticipate what I want, but I don't want a first-line indent. I want the number flush with the left margin and a 0.5" hanging indent. A similar thing happens when I apply a bullet, but the indents are a little bit different. I know how to change the indents to what I want, one document at a time, but I'd like to change them in my Normal template so that I get the indentation I want every time I start a new document. I've tried opening normal.dot to modify the styles, but when I bullet a paragraph in normal.dot, it doesn't give me a style I can change. The style remains at Normal. If I choose "Modify to match selection," then my Normal style is numbered. Anybody know where to change the default numbering scheme in normal.dot? Thanks, Fred |
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Bullets and Numbering
The bullets and numbering buttons (and Formatting commands) are traps for
the user. Don't use them. -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "Idaho Word Man" wrote in message ... Bummer. It would be nice if Word would let you do what you want AND let you use the handy shortcuts, too. There's GOTTA be a default setting for the numbering button somewhere. :-( "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Use the List Number style instead of applying numbering using the Numbering button. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Idaho Word Man" wrote in message ... I am running Word 2003 in Windows XP Professional. When I open a new document based on my Normal template, if I try to number my paragraphs, it automatically gives me a first-line indent of 0.25" and a hanging indent of 0.25" more. Thanks, Uncle Bill, for trying to anticipate what I want, but I don't want a first-line indent. I want the number flush with the left margin and a 0.5" hanging indent. A similar thing happens when I apply a bullet, but the indents are a little bit different. I know how to change the indents to what I want, one document at a time, but I'd like to change them in my Normal template so that I get the indentation I want every time I start a new document. I've tried opening normal.dot to modify the styles, but when I bullet a paragraph in normal.dot, it doesn't give me a style I can change. The style remains at Normal. If I choose "Modify to match selection," then my Normal style is numbered. Anybody know where to change the default numbering scheme in normal.dot? Thanks, Fred |
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