KB179352 - WD97: Tab Characters Removed When Turning Bullets On/Off

Article ID: 179352

Article Last Modified on 1/22/2007

Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q179352

SYMPTOMS

When you apply or remove the bullet formatting of text that has custom tab stops and tab characters, the tab characters will be removed; however, the tab stops will be retained.

CAUSE

When you apply bullet formatting, the paragraph acquires a hanging indent format and sometimes a left indentation, depending on the original location of text. This action also removes the tab characters.

WORKAROUND

To work around this behavior, click in the line of text where you want the tab character to appear and press TAB to reinsert the tab character.

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Do not apply or remove bullet formatting from lines of text to which you have applied custom tab stops and tab characters.

MORE INFORMATION

Using custom tabs in Word is a two-step process: You need to set tab stops and press TAB to insert tab characters in your document.

For more information about setting tabs, click the Office Assistant, type "tab," click Search, and then click the topic you want to review.

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If Word Help is not installed on your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

120802 Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office Program or Component

To place tab characters in your document, click at the place where you want to insert the tab character and press TAB. The insertion point will move to the first tab stop.

For additional information about bullets, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

165301 WD97: Auto Numbering Changes by One After You Press ENTER

159943 WD97: General Information About Bullets and Numbering

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