Microsoft KB Archive/120917

= WD: Cannot Create Hanging Indent in Multilevel Numbered List =

Article ID: 120917

Article Last Modified on 8/16/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 6.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 6.0a
 * Microsoft Word 6.0c
 * Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 95a
 * Microsoft Word 6.0 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q120917



SYMPTOMS
Word may display and print regular indent formatting when you apply hanging indent formatting to a paragraph formatted for multilevel list numbering.



CAUSE
Word behaves as if you applied regular instead of hanging indent formatting to a paragraph in a multilevel numbered list if you also applied Skip Numbering formatting to the paragraph. (To apply Skip Numbering formatting to a numbered list, click the right mouse button on the paragraph and then, from the shortcut menu that appears, choose Skip Numbering.)

For example, in the multilevel numbered list below, if you choose Skip Numbering for the "Note" paragraph under section I, then apply 1-inch hanging indent paragraph formatting, Word incorrectly displays and prints the paragraph as if you formatted it for a 1-inch left indent. This happens even though the ruler and the Format Paragraph dialog box correctly display the hanging indent formatting. I. Fruits A. Apples B. Oranges C. Pears Note: This list does not contain any tropical fruits such as guavas, mangos, pineapples, or papayas.

II. Vegetables A. Carrots B. Lettuce C. Rutabagas By contrast, if you interrupt the numbering by choosing Stop Numbering from the shortcut menu for lists, Word correctly displays and prints any hanging indent formatting you apply to the paragraph.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, upgrade to the latest version of Microsoft Word.

To work around this problem, remove numbering from the multilevel numbered list item. To do this, choose Stop Numbering (instead of Skip Numbering) from the shortcut menu for lists. You must then restart numbering for the next multilevel numbered list item.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the versions of Word listed above. This problem was corrected in Word 97 for Windows and Word 98 Macintosh Edition.

