tab key and bulletted outlines

[Miya]

Hello,
I would really appreciate if someone could help me. I use bullets in
Word to create outlines and when I am starting a new row and I press
the tab key, it doesn't create another level of bullets. Instead it
just tabs over and creates a gap between the original bullet and what I
am typing. Does anyone know how to fix that? I hope this makes sense to
someone out there- I'm just trying to create outlines!
Thanks,
Miya

 

[Daiya Mitchell]

Hi Miya,

Go to Word | Preferences | View and make sure "tabs and backspace set
left indent" is checked.

Daiya

 

[Miya]

Thank you so much Daiya!!

Hi Miya,

Go to Word | Preferences | View and make sure "tabs and backspace set
left indent" is checked.

Daiya

 

[John McGhie [MVP - Word and Word Macintosh]]

Hi Miya:

You want "outline-bulleted lists" or "Outlines"?

An outline is the outline of a document done as headings you can move around
and promote/demote as you go. Word has a very powerful Outline View that
enables you to make major structural changes to lengthy documents very
quickly.

For more, see "Organize a document by using outline view" in the Help.

It's a tool for people doing serious documents, and it will dramatically
speed your work if you put a few minutes into learning about it.

Cheers

Thank you so much Daiya!!

--

Please reply to the newsgroup to maintain the thread. Please do not email
me unless I ask you to.

John McGhie <[email protected]>
Microsoft MVP, Word and Word for Macintosh. Business Analyst, Consultant
Technical Writer.
Sydney, Australia +61 (0) 4 1209 1410

 

[CyberTaz]

If Word 2004 (I think in Word X as well), it's actually
Wordreferences:*Edit* - just in case you didn't poke around & find it

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[Daiya Mitchell]

You know, I distinctly remember writing the message and seriously
believing I was actually typing Edit. Thanks for the catch, Bob.

Daiya

 

[CyberTaz]

Another Senior Moment, no doubt, with which I can readily identify ;-)

 

[Beth Rosengard]

Are you kidding? Daiya's still a baby !!

Beth

 

[John McGhie [MVP - Word and Word Macintosh]]

Yeah, but she's an Academic, they're supposed to be absent-minded

Are you kidding? Daiya's still a baby !!

Beth

--

Please reply to the newsgroup to maintain the thread. Please do not email
me unless I ask you to.

John McGhie <[email protected]>
Microsoft MVP, Word and Word for Macintosh. Business Analyst, Consultant
Technical Writer.
Sydney, Australia +61 (0) 4 1209 1410

 

[CyberTaz]

Yeah - but hangin' out in these ngs ages one rapidly ;-)... Or maybe in her
case it was just a multitasking synapse lapse ?-)

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[Daiya Mitchell]

I like that idea. Frequently the pulses sent between brain and
fingers go a little awry, especially when writing on chalkboards.