Tab does not indent bulleted or numbered lists

[ryanbalton]

I must have hit a button somewhere to disable this.... you know how
when you are in a bulleted or numbered list (in my case, I am making
outlines for school), and if you want to indent the list

For example:
I. Main Topic Here
a. Sub Topic Here

You simply have to press tab after pressing the return key.

However, when I press the tab key, I get a plain old tab, instead of
indenting the list.

I can use the Indent button on the formatting palette, but this method
takes much more time and is less efficient and more difficult to do for
every line I need to do that with. How can I restore the original
setting?

By the way, I'm running Microsoft Word 2004 for Mac Version 11.1
(040910) on a PowerBook G4/1.5ghz/1.5gb RAM/OS X 10.3.9.

Any troubleshooting suggestions are appreciated.

 

[Beth Rosengard]

Hi Ryan,

Check Tools> AutoCorrect> AutoFormat As You Type, and make sure you didn't
uncheck Automatic Numbered Lists. Although, you'd be better off creating
your own numbering styles, but that's a subject for another day .

You could also go to Format> Bullets & Numbering> Outline Numbered and
choose the style you want there.

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[ryanbalton]

The box was already checked, and the bullets and numbering window from
the format menu just lets me change the style; there is no setting
there to fix the problem I am having, pressing tab to indent a list.

 

[Klaus Linke]

The box was already checked, and the bullets and numbering window
from the format menu just lets me change the style; there is no setting
there to fix the problem I am having, pressing tab to indent a list.

Hi Ryan,

In WinWord, there's a setting in "Tools > AutoCorrect options > AutoFormat
as you type" for this, something like "Tabs and backspace set left indent"
(terrible description BTW).

I don't see that in MacWord2004.

Maybe you're better off with the shortcut keys for OutlinePromote and
OutlineDemote anyway, since they work more reliably and are independent on
any option setting: Control+Shift+LeftArrow, Control+Shift+RightArrow.

Regards,
Klaus

 

[Daiya Mitchell]

Hi Ryan,

In WinWord, there's a setting in "Tools > AutoCorrect options > AutoFormat
as you type" for this, something like "Tabs and backspace set left indent"
(terrible description BTW).

I don't see that in MacWord2004.

It's in Word | Preferences, Edit, just by the way--thanks, never noticed
that difference. I've lost track of what "box" ryan was referring to as
already checked, that may be it.

 

[ryanbalton]

Bingo! That last setting was what was wrong.

It is nice to know the Ctrl+shift+arrow trick, too; didn't know that
shortcut was there.

Thanks everyone for your help.