Why won't Word add bullets to text that had been indented?

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Jerry - 21 Feb 2007 23:32 GMT

I'm editing a manuscript in which the author had manually indented several
portions of text (by hitting the space bar). I moved the text back to left
align, but now Word refuses to bullet it. When I place the cursor in front of
the selected text, the bullet icon goes blank. Wassup?

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Shauna Kelly - 25 Feb 2007 04:10 GMT

Hi Jerry

1. Try triple-clicking the offending paragraphs and then do ctrl-q and
ctrl-spacebar. That will remove any direct formatting applied to the text.

2. Now, do ctrl-Shift-l (l for leather). That will apply the List Bullet
style, which is the safest and most reliable way of applying bullets. If
that doesn't apply a bullet, then you'll need to modify the List Bullet
style accordingly.

Hope this helps.

Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP.
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word

> I'm editing a manuscript in which the author had manually indented several
> portions of text (by hitting the space bar). I moved the text back to left
> align, but now Word refuses to bullet it. When I place the cursor in front
> of
> the selected text, the bullet icon goes blank. Wassup?

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