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Customize indents

In a list, you can customize the indents for:

  • Numbers or bullets
  • The text of the first line in the list item
  • The text of the second and subsequent lines

To customize the indents, follow the steps below:

  1. Specify the required items in the list:

    • To customize the indents for all items on the same level, place the cursor in any of these items, or select these items without sub-items.
    • To customize indents for several items in the same level, select those items without sub-items.
    • To customize the indentation for a single item, select part or all of the text in the item.

  2. Open the List settings window using one of the following methods:

    • On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click the arrow to the right of the button corresponding to the current list: editor_bulleted_list_icon Bulleted list or editor_numbered_list_icon Numbered list. Select List settings.

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•Right-click to open the context menu and select the List settings command.

  1. In the List settings window, in the Indents section, specify the required indents (see the table below).
  2. Click OK.

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Input boxDescription
Number or Bullet
  • Left margin of the page if the list is located in the text.
  • Left border of the shape or table cell where the list is located.
  • Change the value by holding Shift down.
  • Press Page Up to increase the value. Press Page Down to decrease the value.
Text
  • Left margin of the page if the list is located in the text.
  • Left border of the shape or table cell where the list is located.
Follow number with or Follow bullet with
  • Tab .
  • Space .
  • Nothing: There is no character or space between the number/bullet and the text.
Tab stop
  • Left margin of the page if the list is located in the text.
  • Left border of the shape or table cell where the list is located.

You can also customize the indents of the bullet/number and list text using rulers. In this case:

  • Changing the indents using rulers does not change the values in the List settings window. The indent values displayed on the ruler refer to the paragraph settings.
  • Changing the indents in the List settings window affects the placement of markers on the ruler.