Use a bulleted/numbered *style* (such as List Number or List Bullet) and in
the Modify Style dialog, choose Format | Numbering and reduce the indents.
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> For numbered and bulleted lists, is there a way to set the default
> indentation to something smaller than what it is? I am making an outline
> within a column and dont want to start a new line in the middle of the
> column when the line above is nearly all the way to the left.
>
> Thanks