Change the nesting level

To change the nesting level for a single item in the list, place the cursor anywhere on the item or select the entire item. To change the nesting level for a few or all items in the list, select them in their entirety.

To increase the indentation, follow the steps below:

–On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click  Increase indent.

–Right-click to open the context menu and run the Increase indent command.

–When working in macOS, run the Format > Alignment > Increase indent command from the command menu.

To decrease the indentation, follow the steps below:

–On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click  Decrease indent.

–Right-click to open the context menu and run the Decrease indent command.

–When working in macOS, run the Format > Alignment > Decrease indent command from the command menu.

You can also use the keyboard keys to increase or decrease the indent:

1.To change the indent of a single item in the list using the Tab, Backspace, or Delete keys, place the cursor strictly at the beginning of the item. To change the indentation for multiple items, select them in their entirety.

2.Change the indentation:

•To increase the indentation, press Tab.

•To reduce the indentation, press Backspace or Shift+Tab (Windows, Linux), Delete or ⇧Shift+⇥Tab (macOS). Backspace and Delete keys do not change the indentation for multiple list items at different levels.