Removing Bullets and Numbering Strips Manual Paragraph Indents

ID: Q115296

6.00 6.00a WINDOWS kbusage

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a

SYMPTOMS

When you remove bullets or numbering formats from paragraphs, Word also removes any manual (direct) paragraph formatting for left, first line, and hanging indentation formatting for those paragraphs (that is, Word resets the paragraphs to their original left-indention properties, as defined by their styles).

CAUSE

This behavior is by design.

WORKAROUND

To maintain the desired indentations after removing bullets and numbering, define the desired left indentations as part of the style of the paragraph.

REFERENCES:

"Microsoft Word User's Guide," version 6.0, pages 130-132, 154-155, 185-187

KBCategory: kbusage KBSubcategory: kbformat Additional reference words: 6.00 6.00a strip bullets and numbering indents word6 winword not retained

Keywords          : kbformat 
Version           : 6.00 6.00a
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: February 6, 1998