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Have a numbered list in 2007 Word. Everything was fine until item 100.
At 100 and on, the margin between the number and the text is very large.

How do I make it normal? Thanks!


98. texttexttexttexttext
99. texttexttexttexttext  
100.        texttexttexttexttext<--Can't get just one space between number and text?
101.        texttexttexttexttext  
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The default hanging indent value (i.e., how far in the text begins) isn't wide enough for the 3-digit numbers. (Default seems to be for the number itself to be indented 0.25", and the following text indented 0.5", which leaves only 0.25" for the number.) When it's not wide enough, then, Word has to move the hanging text over to the next tab stop.

You can fix this as follows: select the entire numbered list, right-click and select Adjust List Indents, and then set Number position and Text indent to whatever you want.

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interesting problem, nice solution, thnks –  mmc18 May 20 '13 at 13:20
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I have got the steps for fixing the Numbering Issue of Microsoft Word 2007. Just follow the steps so that your text and numbers will be aligned correctly :

From the numbered list, select all of the items. Then click the drop-down arrow at the right of the Numbering tool in the Paragraph group, on the Home tab of the ruler. You will find that Word displays a palette of options. Click the Define New Number Format option. Word displays the Define New Number Format dialog box, and all the options in the dialog box should match whatever was set in the numbered list you selected in step 1. Choose the Right, using the Alignment drop-down list. Finally click on OK.

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Sure, but what if he does want the numbers to be left-aligned, just that the following text should always be indented the same distance from the page margin? –  Alex Feb 12 '10 at 17:51
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