Change the indent between a bullet or number and text in a list

To change the indents between numbers or bullets and text in your Word document, do this:

1. To adjust the indents for the entire list, select one of the bullets or numbers. To adjust the indent for a single list item, select the text in the list item that you want to adjust. Then, right-click and select Adjust List Indents to open the Adjust List Indents dialog box.

   

2. Do the following:

   • Bullet position or Number position - Type a value, or use the up and down arrows, for the position you want.

   • Text indent - Type a value, or use the up and down arrows, for the position where you want the text to line up.

   • Follow number with - Select from the options: Tab character and then select the Add tab stops at check box to specify the distance between selected numbers or bullets and text; Space for a single space between the selected numbers or bullets and text, or Nothing for no space between the selected numbers or bullets and text.

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