Numbering/bullets in Word

When turning on the "Bullets and Numbering" the default "spacing after" for
the new paragraph remains at the same spacing as the previous paragraph. I
think it would be great if Word would be modified to allow a user-specified
"spacing after ratio" on the new paragraph when Numbering or Bullets is
turned on.

I personally almost always prefer a 150% increase over the spacing of the
normal/body text. Perhaps Word could calculate the number of pts needed to
result in a 150% increase based on the average font metrics of the characters
in the previous paragraph (and also the “spacing after� value of the previous
paragraph) when Bullets and Numbering is activated.

Of course "spacing after" value would need to be reset when Bullets and
Numbering is deactivated.

It would also be nice to see this functionality extended to Microsoft
Outlook (where it is not possible to access the "spacing after" setting) when
Word is used as the editor. I am constantly manually double-spacing
bullet/number lists in Outlook which can be quite tedious at times.


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If I understand your problem correctly, this should help...

If you apply bullets and numbering by selecting a style (e.g., List Bullet,
List Number, etc.), you can set the default paragraph spacing for those
styles to whatever your preference is...

1. Select "Styles and Formatting" from the Format menu
2. Find the style you're interested in (e.g., List Bullet)
(NOTE: If you can't find it, check that you've selected "All Styles" from
the Show selection)
3. Right-click on the style and select "Modify"
4. Select Format: Paragraph
5. Set your spacing as desired and click "OK"
6. Make sure "Add to template" is selected and click "OK"

When you use that style in the future, Word will automatically apply the
spacing you prefer.

"Tretchie" wrote:

When turning on the "Bullets and Numbering" the default "spacing after" for
the new paragraph remains at the same spacing as the previous paragraph. I
think it would be great if Word would be modified to allow a user-specified
"spacing after ratio" on the new paragraph when Numbering or Bullets is
turned on.

I personally almost always prefer a 150% increase over the spacing of the
normal/body text. Perhaps Word could calculate the number of pts needed to
result in a 150% increase based on the average font metrics of the characters
in the previous paragraph (and also the “spacing after� value of the previous
paragraph) when Bullets and Numbering is activated.

Of course "spacing after" value would need to be reset when Bullets and
Numbering is deactivated.

It would also be nice to see this functionality extended to Microsoft
Outlook (where it is not possible to access the "spacing after" setting) when
Word is used as the editor. I am constantly manually double-spacing
bullet/number lists in Outlook which can be quite tedious at times.


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Thank you very much for responding.

Your suggestion worked well in Word, but not so well in Outlook with Word as
my e-mail editor.

In Outlook SP1 I use the default Arial 10 pt. and when I click the Bullets
icon on the toolbar, then click Format, then click Styles and Formatting, I
see "Bulleted, 10 pt" as an available style right below "Arial, 10 pt". When
I right click on that style, then click Modify Style, then click the "Format"
button, the "Paragraph..." option is grayed out, so I am therefor unable to
change the paragraph spacing of the default bullet list in Outlook.

Do you know a way around this?

Thanks,




"BekkiM" wrote:

If I understand your problem correctly, this should help...

If you apply bullets and numbering by selecting a style (e.g., List Bullet,
List Number, etc.), you can set the default paragraph spacing for those
styles to whatever your preference is...

1. Select "Styles and Formatting" from the Format menu
2. Find the style you're interested in (e.g., List Bullet)
(NOTE: If you can't find it, check that you've selected "All Styles" from
the Show selection)
3. Right-click on the style and select "Modify"
4. Select Format: Paragraph
5. Set your spacing as desired and click "OK"
6. Make sure "Add to template" is selected and click "OK"

When you use that style in the future, Word will automatically apply the
spacing you prefer.

"Tretchie" wrote:

When turning on the "Bullets and Numbering" the default "spacing after" for
the new paragraph remains at the same spacing as the previous paragraph. I
think it would be great if Word would be modified to allow a user-specified
"spacing after ratio" on the new paragraph when Numbering or Bullets is
turned on.

I personally almost always prefer a 150% increase over the spacing of the
normal/body text. Perhaps Word could calculate the number of pts needed to
result in a 150% increase based on the average font metrics of the characters
in the previous paragraph (and also the “spacing after� value of the previous
paragraph) when Bullets and Numbering is activated.

Of course "spacing after" value would need to be reset when Bullets and
Numbering is deactivated.

It would also be nice to see this functionality extended to Microsoft
Outlook (where it is not possible to access the "spacing after" setting) when
Word is used as the editor. I am constantly manually double-spacing
bullet/number lists in Outlook which can be quite tedious at times.


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