Help with paragraph numbering

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Air Force Jayhawk

I am building a doc with outline numbering. I am encountering an odd
issue with the 4th level.

What I am trying to do is have the number hanging with the start of
the paragraph aligned with the remaining lines. Should look like this
(Will most likely have to use a fixed font view to get the proper
picture)

1) This is the start of the para. The
remaining lines should line up just
like this.

The problem is, after I set the number position and the text position,
Word inserts a tab stop right of the text position I have set. makes
the paragraph look like this:

2) This para starts at a tab stop I
do not want. the rest of the para works
just fine.

I can remove the tab stop by just dragging it off the bar and
resetting the paragraph style, but every time I make an edit to the
numbering style Word reinserts the tab stop.

None of the 3 superior levels do this...only this one. I have
compared all the settings, with and without the tab stop, and can't
find where it gets inserted.

This is driving me BATTY.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

AFJ
 
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Suzanne S. Barnhill

First of all, don't try to set any of the indents in the Paragraph dialog;
they must be controlled through the Numbering dialog (for more on the
correct method of setting up outline numbering, see
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/numbering/OutlineNumbering.html). If you
have Word 2002 (or 2000?) or above, there will be three separate settings,
one for the number position, one for the tab position, and one for the
hanging indent position. Second, check Tools | Options | Compatibility and
experiment with the setting of the "Don't add automatic tab stop for hanging
indent" option.
 
A

Air Force Jayhawk

First of all, don't try to set any of the indents in the Paragraph dialog;
they must be controlled through the Numbering dialog (for more on the
correct method of setting up outline numbering, see
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/numbering/OutlineNumbering.html). If you
have Word 2002 (or 2000?) or above, there will be three separate settings,
one for the number position, one for the tab position, and one for the
hanging indent position. Second, check Tools | Options | Compatibility and
experiment with the setting of the "Don't add automatic tab stop for hanging
indent" option.
Click to expand...

Knew all that but the compatibility option. Have to check that out
tomorrow...Thanks!
 
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