- Need help with list formatting in MS Word 2002

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mary wei

Hello Everone,

I'm tyring to type a double spaced list in MS Word 2002 in the format
below. Everytime I start a new numbered line the number is
automatically indented and I have to undo it and format it manually.
Also, if ther is a second line on a numbered line, the second line
automatically generates a new line number and also indents requiring
more manual formatting. Is there a way to set the desired format up
so it proceeds automatically? or Is there a way to turn off the auto
formatting? Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Here
is the format I'm trying to achieve.

1) This is a test line

2) This is the second test line.

3) This is the first line of a two line item.
This is line 2 of the two line item.

Thanks for your help!
 
See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/TameAutoFormat.htm. I would suggest
applying the List Number style, which will do pretty much what you want
right out of the box. You may need to modify the style (Modify: Format |
Numbering) to substitute a parenthesis for the default period.

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

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It sounded simple. I couldn't get it to work. I need to be able to
get single spacing on each line item that has more than one line and
double spacing between numbered items. When I looked at the modify
format screen, there was nowhere to enter (Modify: Format |
Numbering). What am I missing here?

Thanks!
 
In the Modify Style there is a Format button at the lower left. Click on
this and choose Numbering to customize the numbering. To add Space
Before/After your numbered paragraphs, you need to use Format | Paragraph.

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

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