WD2000: Unwanted Tab Stop Inserted in Outline Numbered Scheme (211406)

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, use one of the following methods appropriate for your situation.

Case 1 Workarounds

Method 1: Clear All Tabs BEFORE Applying the Numbering

To do this, follow these steps:

1. On the Format menu, click Tabs.
2. Click Clear All, and then click OK.
3. Apply the numbering.

Method 2: Clear All Tabs AFTER Applying the Numbering

To do this, follow these steps:

1. Select the Outline Numbered list.
2. On the Format menu, click Tabs.
3. Click Clear All, and then click OK.

NOTE: This is not a permanent resolution. If you make additional changes to promote or demote paragraphs, Word inserts the unwanted tab stops again.

Method 3: Use a Macro

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For more information about how to use the sample code in this article, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: You can use the following Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications sample code to demote or promote levels, and to clear the unwanted tab stops.

Sub ListOutdent()
   Selection.Range.ListFormat.ListOutdent
   Selection.ParagraphFormat.TabStops.ClearAll
   ActiveDocument.DefaultTabStop = InchesToPoints(0.5)
End Sub
				

Sub ListIndent()
   Selection.Range.ListFormat.ListIndent
   Selection.ParagraphFormat.TabStops.ClearAll
   ActiveDocument.DefaultTabStop = InchesToPoints(0.5)
End Sub
				

Case 2 Workarounds

Method 1: Use the Organizer

Copy the new custom style to your template by using the Organizer. To do this, follow these steps:

1. On the Format menu, click Style.
2. In the Style dialog box, click Organizer.
3. On one side of the Styles tab, open your document that contains your custom style, and on the other side, open the template that you want to copy the style to.
4. On the document side, click to select the style that you want to copy and click Copy.
   
   Word copies your new custom style to the template that you specified.
5. Click Close to close the Organizer dialog box.

Method 2: Create the Style in Your Custom Template

Instead of creating your custom style in a Word document and selecting the Add to template check box, open your template and create the custom style directly in the template, the same way that you would in a Word document.

Method 3: Set the "Follow Number With" Box To Nothing

To prevent the additional tab from being added to your custom Outline Numbered style, set the Follow number with box to Nothing. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Open the document that contains your custom Outline Numbered style.
2. On the Format menu, click Bullets and Numbering.
3. In the Style dialog box, click to select your custom style, and then click Modify.
4. In the Modify Style dialog box, click Format and then click Numbering.
5. On the Outline Numbered tab, your customized outline numbered style should be selected. Click Customize.
6. In the Customize Outline Numbered List dialog box, click to select each outline level (levels 1 - 9), and click to change the Follow number with box for each level to Nothing.
7. Repeat step 6 for each level of your customized outline numbered scheme.
8. Click OK to close the Customize Outline Numbered List dialog box.
9. In the Modify Style dialog box, click to select the Add to template check box.
   
   NOTE: You do not need to select the Add to template check box if you are changing your customized outline numbered style directly in your custom template.
10. Click OK to close the Modify Style dialog box.
11. Click Close to close the Style dialog box.