Wider Gap When Number Reaches 100

[Ben Fejoku]

I have Office XP Professional and my WORD 2002
application. I am putting together a list of things and I
am using the numbering option. When I reached 100, the
indention (gap between the number 100 and the first
letter of the sentence I typed) widened. The same goes
for other sentences numbered 101 and above.

How can I fix this so that the indention is of the same
size as sentences numbered 1 through 99?

 

[Greg Maxey]

Ben,

One way is to customize the number alignment and change if from the defualt
"left" to "right."

This will result in a layout like this:

1. xxx
10. xxx
100. xxx

If you are numbering you might as well get started off on the right foot.
See:

http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/numbering/OutlineNumbering.html

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Although setting the number alignment to "right" is the correct approach
(numbers should align on the period), if you leave it set to left, you just
need a larger indent and tab space after to accommodate the longer numbers.

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