TAB no longer increases outline level or character

Tim · External Since: May 14, 2005 Posts: 1

In the past I could right-click and select "Bullets and
numbering", then choose the outline tab, and choose which
format I wanted. Hitting enter would start a new line with
the same bullet character at the same outline-level. At
that point I could press TAB to increase the indent to the
next outline level, with the next bullet character.
Likewise, pressing SHIFT-TAB would decrease the indent and
revert the the previous outline level and bullet character.

But not anymore. Now after starting an outline, pressing
TAB increases the indent, but not the outline level or
bullet character - the text just gets farther away from the
little bullet, which is not very helpful for my outlines.
Furthermore, SHIFT-TAB seems to function exactly as TAB
does, it increases rather than decreases the indent.

Any ideas on how I can get this back?? Thanks
Tim

garfield-n-odie · External Since: Jun 27, 2004 Posts: 2383

Any ideas on what version of Word you're using?

In Word 97 and 2000, click on Tools | Options | Edit | check the "Tabs
and backspace set left indent" box | OK.

In Word 2002 and 2003, click on Tools | AutoCorrect Options | AutoFormat
As You Type | check the "Set left- and first-indent with tabs and
backspaces" box | OK.

Tim wrote:
> In the past I could right-click and select "Bullets and
> numbering", then choose the outline tab, and choose which
> format I wanted. Hitting enter would start a new line with
> the same bullet character at the same outline-level. At
> that point I could press TAB to increase the indent to the
> next outline level, with the next bullet character.
> Likewise, pressing SHIFT-TAB would decrease the indent and
> revert the the previous outline level and bullet character.
>
> But not anymore. Now after starting an outline, pressing
> TAB increases the indent, but not the outline level or
> bullet character - the text just gets farther away from the
> little bullet, which is not very helpful for my outlines.
> Furthermore, SHIFT-TAB seems to function exactly as TAB
> does, it increases rather than decreases the indent.
>
> Any ideas on how I can get this back?? Thanks
> Tim

anonymous · External Since: Oct 15, 2003 Posts: 3404

That did it, thanks so much! (Using Word 2003)
Tim

>-----Original Message-----
>Any ideas on what version of Word you're using?
>
>In Word 97 and 2000, click on Tools | Options | Edit |
check the "Tabs
>and backspace set left indent" box | OK.
>
>In Word 2002 and 2003, click on Tools | AutoCorrect
Options | AutoFormat
>As You Type | check the "Set left- and first-indent with
tabs and
>backspaces" box | OK.
>
>Tim wrote:
>> In the past I could right-click and select "Bullets and
>> numbering", then choose the outline tab, and choose which
>> format I wanted. Hitting enter would start a new line with
>> the same bullet character at the same outline-level. At
>> that point I could press TAB to increase the indent to the
>> next outline level, with the next bullet character.
>> Likewise, pressing SHIFT-TAB would decrease the indent and
>> revert the the previous outline level and bullet character.
>>
>> But not anymore. Now after starting an outline, pressing
>> TAB increases the indent, but not the outline level or
>> bullet character - the text just gets farther away from the
>> little bullet, which is not very helpful for my outlines.
>> Furthermore, SHIFT-TAB seems to function exactly as TAB
>> does, it increases rather than decreases the indent.
>>
>> Any ideas on how I can get this back?? Thanks
>> Tim
>
>.
>

maggiefriend · Joined: Mar 13, 2008 Posts: 2

Thank you so much!!!
i have been searching the solution for whole day and ur answer just solve my problem in one minutes!!

Million thanks!!!! Laughing

TammySD · Joined: Jun 30, 2008 Posts: 1

Thank you! I have had the same problem bugging me for weeks and you are the ONLY one with the right answer so far. Thanks for posting this!!

btschool · Joined: Sep 18, 2008 Posts: 2

ACK--these suggestions sound like what I need, only I don't have that tab option (or I just can't find it) in Office 2004. I'm using a MacBook and running OS X Leopard 10.5.5. Can anyone help?? Thank you.

btschool · Joined: Sep 18, 2008 Posts: 2

Hey--I just found it!!! Hooray. Under Word, Preferences, Edit, check the box that says "Tabs & Backspace Set Left Indent"--I just tried it and all is well.

Thank you for the earlier posts that kept me looking for the right place. This stuff just comes up differently in Office 2004 for Mac.