Removing Bullets and Numbering Strips Manual Paragraph Indents

Last reviewed: February 5, 1998
Article 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

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KBSubcategory: kbformat
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Version : 6.00 6.00a
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: February 5, 1998
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