[Geoff332]

Hello,

I'm increasingly annoyed with the autoformatting behaviour in Word 2007. The
problem is, no matter what I do, Word applies indents of 0.63cm for all
autoformatted lists.

I've tried changing the styles, but you can't seem to access the indents for
the default list styles. I can make the changes I need to multi-level lists
and I can easily apply changes to lists created. The List Paragraph
formatting now reads: "Indent: Left: 1 cm, Hanging: 0.5 cm, Right: 1 cm,
Left, Bulleted + Level: 1 + Aligned at: 1 cm + Indent at: 1.63 cm, Based
on: Normal". I can see exactly what needs to be changed, but I can't find a
way to change it.

The problem is, I'm not the only one using the template I'm trying to create
and other people won't make these manual changes. So I need to know if this
can be changed or not.

Thanks,
Geoff.

[Stefan Blom[_3_]]

If you are trying to change the "default" indentation by modifying the List
Paragraph style, you won't succeed.

Instead, create a paragraph style with the desired numbering setup, and
store the style in your template.

For a single-level list you should use the Adjust List Indents dialog box to
set the indentation that you want. Just right-click a list item and choose
Adjust List Indents from the context menu (or click to select the actual
paragraph number, which is sometimes more reliable, and then right-click).

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP



"Geoff332" wrote in message
...
Hello,

I'm increasingly annoyed with the autoformatting behaviour in Word 2007.
The
problem is, no matter what I do, Word applies indents of 0.63cm for all
autoformatted lists.

I've tried changing the styles, but you can't seem to access the indents
for
the default list styles. I can make the changes I need to multi-level
lists
and I can easily apply changes to lists created. The List Paragraph
formatting now reads: "Indent: Left: 1 cm, Hanging: 0.5 cm, Right: 1
cm,
Left, Bulleted + Level: 1 + Aligned at: 1 cm + Indent at: 1.63 cm, Based
on: Normal". I can see exactly what needs to be changed, but I can't find
a
way to change it.

The problem is, I'm not the only one using the template I'm trying to
create
and other people won't make these manual changes. So I need to know if
this
can be changed or not.

Thanks,
Geoff.

[Stefan Blom[_3_]]

And if you are creating outline (multilevel) numbering, use Home tab |
Multilevel List | Define New Multilevel List.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP



"Stefan Blom" wrote in message
...
If you are trying to change the "default" indentation by modifying the
List Paragraph style, you won't succeed.

Instead, create a paragraph style with the desired numbering setup, and
store the style in your template.

For a single-level list you should use the Adjust List Indents dialog box
to set the indentation that you want. Just right-click a list item and
choose Adjust List Indents from the context menu (or click to select the
actual paragraph number, which is sometimes more reliable, and then
right-click).

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP



"Geoff332" wrote in message
...
Hello,

I'm increasingly annoyed with the autoformatting behaviour in Word 2007.
The
problem is, no matter what I do, Word applies indents of 0.63cm for all
autoformatted lists.

I've tried changing the styles, but you can't seem to access the indents
for
the default list styles. I can make the changes I need to multi-level
lists
and I can easily apply changes to lists created. The List Paragraph
formatting now reads: "Indent: Left: 1 cm, Hanging: 0.5 cm, Right: 1
cm,
Left, Bulleted + Level: 1 + Aligned at: 1 cm + Indent at: 1.63 cm,
Based
on: Normal". I can see exactly what needs to be changed, but I can't find
a
way to change it.

The problem is, I'm not the only one using the template I'm trying to
create
and other people won't make these manual changes. So I need to know if
this
can be changed or not.

Thanks,
Geoff.

[Geoff332]

Unfortunately, that doesn't solve the problem. I can easily change the
indents on a list I've already created. I can't work out how to change the
indents that Word uses when autoformatting lists. It appears that the latter
is hard coded somewhere and can't be changed.

Thanks.



"Stefan Blom" wrote:

And if you are creating outline (multilevel) numbering, use Home tab |
Multilevel List | Define New Multilevel List.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP



"Stefan Blom" wrote in message
...
If you are trying to change the "default" indentation by modifying the
List Paragraph style, you won't succeed.

Instead, create a paragraph style with the desired numbering setup, and
store the style in your template.

For a single-level list you should use the Adjust List Indents dialog box
to set the indentation that you want. Just right-click a list item and
choose Adjust List Indents from the context menu (or click to select the
actual paragraph number, which is sometimes more reliable, and then
right-click).

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP



"Geoff332" wrote in message
...
Hello,

I'm increasingly annoyed with the autoformatting behaviour in Word 2007.
The
problem is, no matter what I do, Word applies indents of 0.63cm for all
autoformatted lists.

I've tried changing the styles, but you can't seem to access the indents
for
the default list styles. I can make the changes I need to multi-level
lists
and I can easily apply changes to lists created. The List Paragraph
formatting now reads: "Indent: Left: 1 cm, Hanging: 0.5 cm, Right: 1
cm,
Left, Bulleted + Level: 1 + Aligned at: 1 cm + Indent at: 1.63 cm,
Based
on: Normal". I can see exactly what needs to be changed, but I can't find
a
way to change it.

The problem is, I'm not the only one using the template I'm trying to
create
and other people won't make these manual changes. So I need to know if
this
can be changed or not.

Thanks,
Geoff.





.

[Stefan Blom[_3_]]

As I wrote, you *can* do this assuming that you associate the changes with
styles (a list style or multiple paragraph styles, one per numbering level).

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP



"Geoff332" wrote in message
...
Unfortunately, that doesn't solve the problem. I can easily change the
indents on a list I've already created. I can't work out how to change the
indents that Word uses when autoformatting lists. It appears that the
latter
is hard coded somewhere and can't be changed.

Thanks.



"Stefan Blom" wrote:

And if you are creating outline (multilevel) numbering, use Home tab |
Multilevel List | Define New Multilevel List.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP



"Stefan Blom" wrote in message
...
If you are trying to change the "default" indentation by modifying the
List Paragraph style, you won't succeed.

Instead, create a paragraph style with the desired numbering setup, and
store the style in your template.

For a single-level list you should use the Adjust List Indents dialog
box
to set the indentation that you want. Just right-click a list item and
choose Adjust List Indents from the context menu (or click to select
the
actual paragraph number, which is sometimes more reliable, and then
right-click).

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP



"Geoff332" wrote in message
...
Hello,

I'm increasingly annoyed with the autoformatting behaviour in Word
2007.
The
problem is, no matter what I do, Word applies indents of 0.63cm for
all
autoformatted lists.

I've tried changing the styles, but you can't seem to access the
indents
for
the default list styles. I can make the changes I need to multi-level
lists
and I can easily apply changes to lists created. The List Paragraph
formatting now reads: "Indent: Left: 1 cm, Hanging: 0.5 cm, Right:
1
cm,
Left, Bulleted + Level: 1 + Aligned at: 1 cm + Indent at: 1.63 cm,
Based
on: Normal". I can see exactly what needs to be changed, but I can't
find
a
way to change it.

The problem is, I'm not the only one using the template I'm trying to
create
and other people won't make these manual changes. So I need to know if
this
can be changed or not.

Thanks,
Geoff.





.

[Geoff332]

It doesn't work.

I'm trying to control the lists created by autoformatting. When I type "* "
Word automatically creates a list and applies the 'List Paragraph' style.
Using the instructions you gave, I've changed the settings for this style and
Word seems to remember that: that style now has the appropriate formatting
set.

However, if I delete the lists and repeat the autoformatting "* ", the list
is created, the 'List Paragraph' style is applied, but the indents are the
default indents, not the ones I changed it to. When I look at the styles
assigned to the paragraph, I can see that additional direct formatting has
been applied, changing the indent. I want to either control that direct
formatting, or stop it being applied.

I can always fix this by manually applying a list or paragraph style, but I
know the users of this template won't do that, so want to change the default
options. Everything I've done - including following your suggestions (and
every variation I can think of on them) - hasn't worked.

Thanks,
Geoff.

"Stefan Blom" wrote:

As I wrote, you *can* do this assuming that you associate the changes with
styles (a list style or multiple paragraph styles, one per numbering level).

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP



"Geoff332" wrote in message
...
Unfortunately, that doesn't solve the problem. I can easily change the
indents on a list I've already created. I can't work out how to change the
indents that Word uses when autoformatting lists. It appears that the
latter
is hard coded somewhere and can't be changed.

Thanks.



"Stefan Blom" wrote:

And if you are creating outline (multilevel) numbering, use Home tab |
Multilevel List | Define New Multilevel List.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP



"Stefan Blom" wrote in message
...
If you are trying to change the "default" indentation by modifying the
List Paragraph style, you won't succeed.

Instead, create a paragraph style with the desired numbering setup, and
store the style in your template.

For a single-level list you should use the Adjust List Indents dialog
box
to set the indentation that you want. Just right-click a list item and
choose Adjust List Indents from the context menu (or click to select
the
actual paragraph number, which is sometimes more reliable, and then
right-click).

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP



"Geoff332" wrote in message
...
Hello,

I'm increasingly annoyed with the autoformatting behaviour in Word
2007.
The
problem is, no matter what I do, Word applies indents of 0.63cm for
all
autoformatted lists.

I've tried changing the styles, but you can't seem to access the
indents
for
the default list styles. I can make the changes I need to multi-level
lists
and I can easily apply changes to lists created. The List Paragraph
formatting now reads: "Indent: Left: 1 cm, Hanging: 0.5 cm, Right:
1
cm,
Left, Bulleted + Level: 1 + Aligned at: 1 cm + Indent at: 1.63 cm,
Based
on: Normal". I can see exactly what needs to be changed, but I can't
find
a
way to change it.

The problem is, I'm not the only one using the template I'm trying to
create
and other people won't make these manual changes. So I need to know if
this
can be changed or not.

Thanks,
Geoff.





.



.

[Geoff332]

It doesn't work.

I'm trying to control the lists created by autoformatting. When I type "* "
Word automatically creates a list and applies the 'List Paragraph' style.
Using the instructions you gave, I've changed the settings for this style and
Word seems to remember that: that style now has the appropriate formatting
set.

However, if I delete the lists and repeat the autoformatting "* ", the list
is created, the 'List Paragraph' style is applied, but the indents are the
default indents, not the ones I changed it to. When I look at the styles
assigned to the paragraph, I can see that additional direct formatting has
been applied, changing the indent. I want to either control that direct
formatting, or stop it being applied.

I can always fix this by manually applying a list or paragraph style, but I
know the users of this template won't do that, so want to change the default
options. Everything I've done - including following your suggestions (and
every variation I can think of on them) - hasn't worked.

Thanks,
Geoff.

"Stefan Blom" wrote:

As I wrote, you *can* do this assuming that you associate the changes with
styles (a list style or multiple paragraph styles, one per numbering level).

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP



"Geoff332" wrote in message
...
Unfortunately, that doesn't solve the problem. I can easily change the
indents on a list I've already created. I can't work out how to change the
indents that Word uses when autoformatting lists. It appears that the
latter
is hard coded somewhere and can't be changed.

Thanks.



"Stefan Blom" wrote:

And if you are creating outline (multilevel) numbering, use Home tab |
Multilevel List | Define New Multilevel List.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP



"Stefan Blom" wrote in message
...
If you are trying to change the "default" indentation by modifying the
List Paragraph style, you won't succeed.

Instead, create a paragraph style with the desired numbering setup, and
store the style in your template.

For a single-level list you should use the Adjust List Indents dialog
box
to set the indentation that you want. Just right-click a list item and
choose Adjust List Indents from the context menu (or click to select
the
actual paragraph number, which is sometimes more reliable, and then
right-click).

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP



"Geoff332" wrote in message
...
Hello,

I'm increasingly annoyed with the autoformatting behaviour in Word
2007.
The
problem is, no matter what I do, Word applies indents of 0.63cm for
all
autoformatted lists.

I've tried changing the styles, but you can't seem to access the
indents
for
the default list styles. I can make the changes I need to multi-level
lists
and I can easily apply changes to lists created. The List Paragraph
formatting now reads: "Indent: Left: 1 cm, Hanging: 0.5 cm, Right:
1
cm,
Left, Bulleted + Level: 1 + Aligned at: 1 cm + Indent at: 1.63 cm,
Based
on: Normal". I can see exactly what needs to be changed, but I can't
find
a
way to change it.

The problem is, I'm not the only one using the template I'm trying to
create
and other people won't make these manual changes. So I need to know if
this
can be changed or not.

Thanks,
Geoff.





.



.

[Stefan Blom[_3_]]

As I wrote, you *can* do this assuming that you associate the changes with
styles (a list style or multiple paragraph styles, one per numbering level).

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP



"Geoff332" wrote in message
...
Unfortunately, that doesn't solve the problem. I can easily change the
indents on a list I've already created. I can't work out how to change the
indents that Word uses when autoformatting lists. It appears that the
latter
is hard coded somewhere and can't be changed.

Thanks.



"Stefan Blom" wrote:

And if you are creating outline (multilevel) numbering, use Home tab |
Multilevel List | Define New Multilevel List.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP



"Stefan Blom" wrote in message
...
If you are trying to change the "default" indentation by modifying the
List Paragraph style, you won't succeed.

Instead, create a paragraph style with the desired numbering setup, and
store the style in your template.

For a single-level list you should use the Adjust List Indents dialog
box
to set the indentation that you want. Just right-click a list item and
choose Adjust List Indents from the context menu (or click to select
the
actual paragraph number, which is sometimes more reliable, and then
right-click).

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP



"Geoff332" wrote in message
...
Hello,

I'm increasingly annoyed with the autoformatting behaviour in Word
2007.
The
problem is, no matter what I do, Word applies indents of 0.63cm for
all
autoformatted lists.

I've tried changing the styles, but you can't seem to access the
indents
for
the default list styles. I can make the changes I need to multi-level
lists
and I can easily apply changes to lists created. The List Paragraph
formatting now reads: "Indent: Left: 1 cm, Hanging: 0.5 cm, Right:
1
cm,
Left, Bulleted + Level: 1 + Aligned at: 1 cm + Indent at: 1.63 cm,
Based
on: Normal". I can see exactly what needs to be changed, but I can't
find
a
way to change it.

The problem is, I'm not the only one using the template I'm trying to
create
and other people won't make these manual changes. So I need to know if
this
can be changed or not.

Thanks,
Geoff.





.

[Geoff332]

Unfortunately, that doesn't solve the problem. I can easily change the
indents on a list I've already created. I can't work out how to change the
indents that Word uses when autoformatting lists. It appears that the latter
is hard coded somewhere and can't be changed.

Thanks.



"Stefan Blom" wrote:

And if you are creating outline (multilevel) numbering, use Home tab |
Multilevel List | Define New Multilevel List.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP



"Stefan Blom" wrote in message
...
If you are trying to change the "default" indentation by modifying the
List Paragraph style, you won't succeed.

Instead, create a paragraph style with the desired numbering setup, and
store the style in your template.

For a single-level list you should use the Adjust List Indents dialog box
to set the indentation that you want. Just right-click a list item and
choose Adjust List Indents from the context menu (or click to select the
actual paragraph number, which is sometimes more reliable, and then
right-click).

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP



"Geoff332" wrote in message
...
Hello,

I'm increasingly annoyed with the autoformatting behaviour in Word 2007.
The
problem is, no matter what I do, Word applies indents of 0.63cm for all
autoformatted lists.

I've tried changing the styles, but you can't seem to access the indents
for
the default list styles. I can make the changes I need to multi-level
lists
and I can easily apply changes to lists created. The List Paragraph
formatting now reads: "Indent: Left: 1 cm, Hanging: 0.5 cm, Right: 1
cm,
Left, Bulleted + Level: 1 + Aligned at: 1 cm + Indent at: 1.63 cm,
Based
on: Normal". I can see exactly what needs to be changed, but I can't find
a
way to change it.

The problem is, I'm not the only one using the template I'm trying to
create
and other people won't make these manual changes. So I need to know if
this
can be changed or not.

Thanks,
Geoff.





.

[Stefan Blom[_3_]]

And if you are creating outline (multilevel) numbering, use Home tab |
Multilevel List | Define New Multilevel List.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP



"Stefan Blom" wrote in message
...
If you are trying to change the "default" indentation by modifying the
List Paragraph style, you won't succeed.

Instead, create a paragraph style with the desired numbering setup, and
store the style in your template.

For a single-level list you should use the Adjust List Indents dialog box
to set the indentation that you want. Just right-click a list item and
choose Adjust List Indents from the context menu (or click to select the
actual paragraph number, which is sometimes more reliable, and then
right-click).

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP



"Geoff332" wrote in message
...
Hello,

I'm increasingly annoyed with the autoformatting behaviour in Word 2007.
The
problem is, no matter what I do, Word applies indents of 0.63cm for all
autoformatted lists.

I've tried changing the styles, but you can't seem to access the indents
for
the default list styles. I can make the changes I need to multi-level
lists
and I can easily apply changes to lists created. The List Paragraph
formatting now reads: "Indent: Left: 1 cm, Hanging: 0.5 cm, Right: 1
cm,
Left, Bulleted + Level: 1 + Aligned at: 1 cm + Indent at: 1.63 cm,
Based
on: Normal". I can see exactly what needs to be changed, but I can't find
a
way to change it.

The problem is, I'm not the only one using the template I'm trying to
create
and other people won't make these manual changes. So I need to know if
this
can be changed or not.

Thanks,
Geoff.

[Stefan Blom[_3_]]

If you are trying to change the "default" indentation by modifying the List
Paragraph style, you won't succeed.

Instead, create a paragraph style with the desired numbering setup, and
store the style in your template.

For a single-level list you should use the Adjust List Indents dialog box to
set the indentation that you want. Just right-click a list item and choose
Adjust List Indents from the context menu (or click to select the actual
paragraph number, which is sometimes more reliable, and then right-click).

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP



"Geoff332" wrote in message
...
Hello,

I'm increasingly annoyed with the autoformatting behaviour in Word 2007.
The
problem is, no matter what I do, Word applies indents of 0.63cm for all
autoformatted lists.

I've tried changing the styles, but you can't seem to access the indents
for
the default list styles. I can make the changes I need to multi-level
lists
and I can easily apply changes to lists created. The List Paragraph
formatting now reads: "Indent: Left: 1 cm, Hanging: 0.5 cm, Right: 1
cm,
Left, Bulleted + Level: 1 + Aligned at: 1 cm + Indent at: 1.63 cm, Based
on: Normal". I can see exactly what needs to be changed, but I can't find
a
way to change it.

The problem is, I'm not the only one using the template I'm trying to
create
and other people won't make these manual changes. So I need to know if
this
can be changed or not.

Thanks,
Geoff.