Word 2007 - List Number Style

[Trainer]

Word 2007 - I have problems changing the .25 hanging indent on List Number
styles to .5 hanging indent. However I modify the style, it always goes
back to .25 again. I tried removing the tabs to prevent it, and it still
goes back to .25 hanging. How can I permanently make List Number style hang
at .5?

Thanks

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Are you making sure that you change the indent in the Numbering dialog
rather than Paragraph? Numbering trumps Paragraph when it comes to left,
first-line, and hanging indents.

 

[Trainer]

Using word 2007, the Numbering dialog doesn't have an option to change the
hanging indent. It only gives me Number Format and Alignment. Actually, it
says NONE when I modify the List Number style, but even if I change it to
another scheme, there's no way to change the Indent. Thanks for your help
in this problem.

 

[Terry Farrell]

Workaround: double-click the number to highlight it. Change the indent on
the ruler using the mouse to drag the markers. When the indent/alignment is
correct, right-click on the style and choose 'Update XXX style to match the
selection'.

 

[Trainer]

Yes, your workaround worked ok. However, where is the 2003 Customize
dialog? And why, even in my Heading styles, does the Define New Multilevel
List display NONE. I should see the my multilevel list for my Heading
styles. My simple problem with the List Number has led me to another
problem with the Heading styles.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

It doesn't have "Indent at" and "Tab space after."

 

[Terry Farrell]

I'm not sure and I don't have Word 2003 around at the moment , so I have no
way to investigate. I agree that it seems wrong from your description. I
believe that List Styles are stored in the registry for Office 2003, so I
wonder if the Word Data Key is corrupt. You could try deleting the Word Data
Key: Word will regenerate a new key when you restart it.

Terry