Changing the default bullet style

[Joe]

Hi,

I'd like to create a template so that users can click the "Apply List
Bullet" button from the toolbar and get an indent of 1 cm (rather than the
default 1.25 cm). (Obviously, I could create a new style and assign it a new
button; I just don't think I could persuade the users to click on it). Since
we'll still be using 1.25 for most documents, I don't want to modify
normal.dot.

Thanks very much,
Joe

 

[CyberTaz]

Hey Joe-

The regular bullets button on the Formatting Toolbar 'remembers' the
specifics of the last bullet formatting used until you switch to something
different. So...

Customize your bullets while working in your template to whatever you want
through the Format>Bullets and Numbering dialog box. Type a temporary list to
apply the bullets (by using the button to test it), then you can delete the
list & save the template. Your custom bullets will then be set as the default
in any new docs based on the template.

HTH |:>)

 

[Klaus Linke]

Two other options:

-- Change the "List bullet" style to have an indent of 1 cm. Then hope and pray that your users use the built-in "List bullet" style (because, as CyberTaz' answer indicated, that's what'll be applied by the bullets button in that case).

-- Change the "list bullet" style, and also change the bullet button so it always applies that style (or the proper outline "List bullet 2, 3, ...." style with up to 9 different bullets). I think that's what makes most sense, because your users don't have to worry about the "bullet" button creating the wrong bullets.

I haven't tried, but I don't think the second part of CyberTaz' answer would work. The "most recently used" list for bullets and numbers is stored in the Registry, and probably wrong bullets could get applied no matter what you defined in the template.

Regards,
Klaus

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

FWIW, the keyboard shortcut for the List Bullet style is Ctrl+Shift+L.



Two other options:

-- Change the "List bullet" style to have an indent of 1 cm. Then hope and
pray that your users use the built-in "List bullet" style (because, as
CyberTaz' answer indicated, that's what'll be applied by the bullets button
in that case).

-- Change the "list bullet" style, and also change the bullet button so it
always applies that style (or the proper outline "List bullet 2, 3, ..."
style with up to 9 different bullets). I think that's what makes most sense,
because your users don't have to worry about the "bullet" button creating
the wrong bullets.

I haven't tried, but I don't think the second part of CyberTaz' answer would
work. The "most recently used" list for bullets and numbers is stored in the
Registry, and probably wrong bullets could get applied no matter what you
defined in the template.

Regards,
Klaus