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Maurice - 22 Feb 2008 14:19 GMT

Editing a prexisting formatting issue in Word 2003. At least one paragraph
has exceptional spaces between enumberation and text. Clicking decrease on
the indentation tool does nothing but increase does work. Highlighting the
paragraph for formatting shows "special hanging = 0.25" Changing this value
does nothing for indentation. What else can one do to reduce the space
between enumberation and text?

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DeanH - 22 Feb 2008 14:26 GMT

When you change the tab placement, are you doing this within the styles and
modifying the Numbering?
Are the numbering auto or manual? If they are auto, as in either Numbered or
Outline Numbered, go to the Customize and see what the "Tab space after"
setting is.
Hope this helps.
DeanH

> Editing a prexisting formatting issue in Word 2003. At least one paragraph
> has exceptional spaces between enumberation and text. Clicking decrease on
> the indentation tool does nothing but increase does work. Highlighting the
> paragraph for formatting shows "special hanging = 0.25" Changing this value
> does nothing for indentation. What else can one do to reduce the space
> between enumberation and text?

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Suzanne S. Barnhill - 22 Feb 2008 15:42 GMT

To add to what DeanH has said, the indents (left, first-line, and hanging,
but not right) of numbered/bulleted paragraphs are controlled by the Bullets
and Numbering dialog, not the Paragraph dialog or ruler settings.

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Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

> Editing a prexisting formatting issue in Word 2003. At least one
> paragraph
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> does nothing for indentation. What else can one do to reduce the space
> between enumberation and text?

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