Bullets and Numbering

[Guest]

I am running Word 2003 in Windows XP Professional.

When I open a new document based on my Normal template, if I try to number
my paragraphs, it automatically gives me a first-line indent of 0.25" and a
hanging indent of 0.25" more. Thanks, Uncle Bill, for trying to anticipate
what I want, but I don't want a first-line indent. I want the number flush
with the left margin and a 0.5" hanging indent. A similar thing happens when
I apply a bullet, but the indents are a little bit different.

I know how to change the indents to what I want, one document at a time, but
I'd like to change them in my Normal template so that I get the indentation I
want every time I start a new document. I've tried opening normal.dot to
modify the styles, but when I bullet a paragraph in normal.dot, it doesn't
give me a style I can change. The style remains at Normal. If I choose
"Modify to match selection," then my Normal style is numbered.

Anybody know where to change the default numbering scheme in normal.dot?

Thanks,

Fred

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Use the List Number style instead of applying numbering using the Numbering
button.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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[Guest]

Bummer. It would be nice if Word would let you do what you want AND let you
use the handy shortcuts, too.

There's GOTTA be a default setting for the numbering button somewhere.

:-(

 

[Charles Kenyon]

The bullets and numbering buttons (and Formatting commands) are traps for
the user. Don't use them.
--
Charles Kenyon

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Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide




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