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Backspace Deletes Bullet Points
I have a problem that a lot of people have been having for a long time, but for which I've never been able to find a solution.
Ordinarily, on Microsoft Word, if you're working with a bulleted list, hitting the tab key will indent the current bullet forward one level, and hitting the backspace key while the cursor is at the front of the bullet will de-indent the current bullet backward one level. Sometimes, for reasons I do not understand, this feature will turn off, and hitting backspace will instead delete the bullet point. Once it does turn off, even closing the document and re-opening will not correct the problem, nor will the obvious fix of making sure the "Set left and first indent with tabs and backspaces" Autocorrect option is turned on. The closest thing to a "fix" is to start using shift + tab instead of backspace, but that's inconvenient if you've been using backspace for your entire typing career, and of course, logically speaking if this is a setting you can turn off, it should possible to turn it back on. Any and all help would be greatly appreciated. |
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This is probably more than you want but:
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Understanding Styles in Microsoft Word Tips for Understanding Styles in Word | ShaunaKelly.com Why use Microsoft Word’s built-in heading styles? | ShaunaKelly.com Sometimes, learning the tricks of the trade can be for the better...Hope this helps. |
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But I still feel like it must be possible to just toggle this setting. I can't believe that computers would become so inefficient as to not have an off-on button for a setting that, based on the view counts in the topics I linked to, thousands of users have come to rely upon. Quote:
If it's true that there is no way to turn this setting back on, I at least want to be told as much. |
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//UPDATE// I just went back and reviewed your referenced links from your initial post and found the posts within those links to be a few years old. With the latest comments of those responding to those post being from MSWord MVPs (subject matter experts...IMO) and indicating the use of the backspace key being unreliable in MSWord, I would be inclined to believe that as gospel. Therefore, I would suggest the use of styles as mentioned in my above post. |
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What is the setting for "Set left and first indent with tabs and backspaces"? The behavior with backspacing changes depending on whether that option is selected or not.
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Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP Microsoft 365 apps for business Windows 11 Professional |
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Since users seem to have this problem very frequently, I thought it might be good to try to settle the question definitively with some more recent responses (since, as you said, some of those posts are quite old), so that when future users go searching for a fix they will see once and for all that there is none. It's unfortunate, but it's still good to know rather than to waste time looking for a solution that does not exist. Again, thank you for your help with this. |
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