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From: ITNoob101 on 4 Feb 2010 11:05 Hello, It would help to get the final word on this from Microsoft, but in Word 2007. Is there anyway to control the indent on automatic numbered lists? I would prefer for all automatic numbered lists to be flush to the left side like a normal paragraph. Thanks so much for any response!
From: Suzanne S. Barnhill on 4 Feb 2010 12:26 The only way to control this is to apply a style with the desired settings. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "ITNoob101" <ITNoob101(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:0892C274-0993-46BE-9A75-00B5B99135BB(a)microsoft.com... > Hello, > > It would help to get the final word on this from Microsoft, but in Word > 2007. Is there anyway to control the indent on automatic numbered lists? I > would prefer for all automatic numbered lists to be flush to the left side > like a normal paragraph. Thanks so much for any response!
From: George1 on 10 Feb 2010 23:49 On Feb 4, 11:05 am, ITNoob101 <ITNoob...(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > Hello, > > It would help to get the final word on this from Microsoft, but in Word > 2007. Is there anyway to control the indent on automatic numbered lists? I > would prefer for all automatic numbered lists to be flush to the left side > like a normal paragraph. Thanks so much for any response! I tried the suggested solutions suggested by Microsoft, and they did not work. But I found a procedure that does work. The secret is that you CANNOT (as far as I can determine) stop Word 2007 from doing an automatic hanging indent, shifting paragraphs or doing any of a number of other disfunctional things to your text. So you need to outwit the program. Here's how: (a) Start the line with a tab key, but (b) DO NOT type the paragraph number. Instead, (c) hit the space bar 5 - 7 times (depending upon how much space you want to put between the line number and the beginning of your written text on that line. Then (d) hit the back-arrow key several times to get to where you want your paragraph number to appear. (Note: This is one of the four directional arrows in the lower right-hand corner of the keyboard; it is NOT the backspace key.) Next, (e) type the paragraph number. Then (f) use the forward-arrow to get back to the point where you want to begin typing your written text. Finally, at the end of the line, (g) DO NOT hit the return key (which will arbitrarily rearrange your paragraph with a host of unwanted indents and spacing), but (h) use the down-arrow to get to the next line, where you can repeat steps (a) through (f) above. This is easier than it sounds. It is regrettable that all of this is necessary in order to circumvent the supposed "convenience" of Microsoft's automatic formatting features, and that Microsoft has not responded to the all-but-universal desire of its users to have a no- frills program that merely produces documents.
From: Suzanne S. Barnhill on 11 Feb 2010 08:27
If you want to format (and number) your lists manually, then you need to disable "Automatic numbered lists" in the AutoCorrect Options. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "George1" <gboffice1(a)verizon.net> wrote in message news:e9cc7913-99f5-4c25-950e-7be692123b68(a)k41g2000yqm.googlegroups.com... On Feb 4, 11:05 am, ITNoob101 <ITNoob...(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > Hello, > > It would help to get the final word on this from Microsoft, but in Word > 2007. Is there anyway to control the indent on automatic numbered lists? I > would prefer for all automatic numbered lists to be flush to the left side > like a normal paragraph. Thanks so much for any response! I tried the suggested solutions suggested by Microsoft, and they did not work. But I found a procedure that does work. The secret is that you CANNOT (as far as I can determine) stop Word 2007 from doing an automatic hanging indent, shifting paragraphs or doing any of a number of other disfunctional things to your text. So you need to outwit the program. Here's how: (a) Start the line with a tab key, but (b) DO NOT type the paragraph number. Instead, (c) hit the space bar 5 - 7 times (depending upon how much space you want to put between the line number and the beginning of your written text on that line. Then (d) hit the back-arrow key several times to get to where you want your paragraph number to appear. (Note: This is one of the four directional arrows in the lower right-hand corner of the keyboard; it is NOT the backspace key.) Next, (e) type the paragraph number. Then (f) use the forward-arrow to get back to the point where you want to begin typing your written text. Finally, at the end of the line, (g) DO NOT hit the return key (which will arbitrarily rearrange your paragraph with a host of unwanted indents and spacing), but (h) use the down-arrow to get to the next line, where you can repeat steps (a) through (f) above. This is easier than it sounds. It is regrettable that all of this is necessary in order to circumvent the supposed "convenience" of Microsoft's automatic formatting features, and that Microsoft has not responded to the all-but-universal desire of its users to have a no- frills program that merely produces documents. |