Word is right aligning the first line of paragraph in bulleted list

microsoft wordmicrosoft-word-2010

I'm trying to make a bulleted list in Word and for some reason it is forcing the first line only to be aligned to the right.

I am using Word 2010 and when I click on the relevant text it shows it as "left aligned" in the panels, so not sure why it is going to the right for?

If I take the bullets away it goes back to normal.

Example:

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I have clicked on the bullet and I see a gray margin or something that is pushing it over; when I right-click I see Adjust List Indents...; played with the settings in there with no luck.

If I change the text-indent it messes up the lines below but doesn't touch the first line; if I change Follow number with: to Space it looks like this:

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…if I change it to Nothing it looks pretty much the same as above, just no padding between the bullet and the text.

Any ideas!?

Best Answer

Are you editing some existing document or are you using new one?

If you are editing existing document, it is possible that there are wrong styles.

Try to

  • open new document
  • write some bullet list
  • select bullet list
  • click "copy format" (usualy icon with brush)
  • switch to your document
  • select your bullet list.

This can restore style for selected text

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