Adjust the spacing between a list bullet or number and the text

Sometimes when you create a list, the text in some of the list items is indented more, and you want to line up those items with the others.

1. Click in front of one of the list items that is not properly aligned.
2. Right-click, and then click Adjust List Indents.
3. To adjust the alignment, change the values in the boxes to adjust the alignment:
   • Number position Enter the position where you want the selected number or bullet.
   • Text indent Enter the position where you want the text to line up.
   • Follow number with Enter the amount of space between the selected numbers or bullets and text: Tab character with specified distance between selected numbers or bullets and text, Space for a single space between the selected numbers or bullets and text, or Nothing for no space between the selected numbers or bullets and text.

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