Symptoms
When you use Microsoft Office Word 2007 to save a document that contains a bulleted list or a numbered list, the bulleted list or the numbered list becomes misaligned.
This issue occurs if the following conditions are true:
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The document is saved in a format from an earlier version of Microsoft Word.
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The bulleted list or the numbered list uses custom tabs.
Cause
This problem occurs because Word 2007 does not automatically create a tab as part of a hanging indent for a bullet in a list or for a number in a list. Earlier versions of Word automatically create a tab as part of a hanging indent for a bullet in a list or for a number in a list.
Workaround
To work around this issue, use one of the following methods.
Method 1: Modify the layout options
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Open the document that contains the misaligned list.
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Click the Microsoft Office Button, click Word Options, and then click Advanced.
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In the Compatibility Options for area, expand Layout Options.
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Click to clear the Don't use automatic tab stop for hanging indent check box.
Method 2: Add a manual tab stop for the hanging indent
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Open the document that contains the misaligned list, and then click the misaligned line.
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On the Home tab, click the Paragraph Dialog Box Launcher.
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In the Indentation area of the Paragraph dialog box, note the values for Left and Special: Hanging.
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Add together the values for Left and Special: Hanging.
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Click Tabs on the Paragraph dialog box.
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Type the total from step 4 in the Tab Stop Position box.
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Click Set, and then click OK.
