[mso] Re: A numbered list
- From: "Paul Hewitt" <pbhewitt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2007 14:42:43 -0500
Thanks Peg! A 5 second fix saved me hours of hair pulling. I learned
something new today thanks to you!
Paul
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wier, Peggy J. M." <pjmwier@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 1:34 PM
Subject: [mso] Re: A numbered list
> The problem is the 3-digit number is too wide for the first tab stop,
> causing the "text" to "bleed over" that first tab stop. Then the tab
> between the number and the text is going to the next tab, which is
> probably the invisible .5 inch tab stop that Word uses by default. If
> you adjust the first tab stop (using Format > Tabs or sliding the tab
> stops in the ruler), this should fix it. An alternate way is to adjust
> in Format > Bullets and Numbering > Numbered > Customize and adjusting
> the settings there. I find this dialog to be more problematic though.
>
> And while we are at it, please be sure that your numbers are
> right-aligned. Columns of numbers should ALWAYS be right aligned.
> Right-aligning for two-digit or three-digit numbers may require tweaking
> as well.=20
>
> --Peg Wier
> West Lafayette, IN
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Paul Hewitt
> Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 3:12 PM
> To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [mso] A numbered list
>
> I have a list of 110 items in a Word document. I created the list
> unnumbered so I went to format>bullets and numbering>numbers tab>the
> first option of a numeral followed by a period. When I click okay list
> items 1-99 are perfect with the item one space to the right of the
> number. Once it gets to 100 though it adds 4 or 5 blank spaces between
> the number and the text, maybe the width of one tab stop. I changed the
> font of the numbers only numbers 1-10 were correct and everything else
> had the space. I tried several other fonts and they were all like the
> first problem. I looked in the help file but it just says how to bullet
> or number an exisitng list. I am using Word 2002. I would like to hear
> any suggestions.
>
> Thanks,
> Paul=20
>
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