Thread: [Solved] I want to know how to format a sentence after beginning it with an automatic number
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Old 09-28-2015, 12:50 PM
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Click in the first item of your list. On the Format menu, click Bullets and Numbering. Click the Customize button.

In the Customize Numbered List dialog box, adjust the indentation around list numbers as required for numbers to line up properly.

The various options have the following meaning: "Aligned at" determines the position of the list number. "Tab space after" defines the start of the text following immediately after the number. "Indent at" specifies the position of the second and subsequent text lines within the same paragraphs. For a hanging indent, you would want "Tab space after" and "Indent at" to be the same value. Note that all measurements are from the left margin.

You should be aware that the recommended approach in all versions of Word is to set up numbering with styles.
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