Why does this not work?

[na]

Choose a multilevel list style from the gallery
Click where you want to begin your list.
On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click the arrow next to Multilevel
List.
Click a multilevel list style in the gallery of styles.
Type your list. Press the TAB key or SHIFT+TAB to change levels.

TAB does not change levels. It only moves over by one TAB

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[Lene Fredborg]

I am not sure whether I understand your description correctly but it sounds
as if you only need to change a setting:
Select Office button > Word Options > Proofing – click the "AutoCorrect
Options" button. Click the "AutoFormat As You Type" tab and turn on the
setting "Set left- and first-indent with tabs and backspaces".

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Lene Fredborg - Microsoft MVP (Word)
DocTools - Denmark
www.thedoctools.com
Document automation - add-ins, macros and templates for Microsoft Word

 

[Roger]

Lene, that fixed this issue for me... how in the world is this not checked by
default?

Thanks...

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Because many of us don't WANT indents when we tab.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

 

[Ryan Smith]

OH MY GOD!!! Thank you SO MUCH!!!! I've been fighting that for weeks. I
thought it was a problem with my installation (because it worked properly on
my previous computer that I recently upgraded from).

Thank you Lene!!!!!