Issues lining up text in Bulleted list

[b.howardbloo]

Hello all,

I'm trying to do what should be a simple thing - aligning text in a bulleted list where the bullet has 2 or more lines of text.

I am using Text Styles.  I have taken 2 screen shots.  

Please advise!  This should be easy, but I'm struggling with it.

Thanks in advance, Brenda

 

[walt.farrell]

Which application are you using, and which release? And are you using the built-in Bullet 1 Text Style, unmodified?

[thomaso]

Your second screenshot seems to indicate the reason: left indent and first line indent use the same value. If you set the first line indent smaller than the indent it may work as wanted.

 

[b.howardbloo]

3 minutes ago, walt.farrell said:

Which application are you using, and which release? And are you using the built-in Bullet 1 Text Style, unmodified?

Walt

I'm using Publisher 2.11 on a Mac

I'm using the built in Bullet 1 text style.  I've been working on this document on and off for 9 months... I can't remember if I changed the settings or not.  I'm showing another screen shot hoping that will help.

[thomaso]

15 minutes ago, b.howardbloo said:

I'm showing another screen shot hoping that will help.

I mention again hoping that helps:

Left indent: 2p  <- increase this value (by the used tab distance (e.g. 2p + 1p6 = 3p6)
First line indent: 2p

[b.howardbloo]

thanks Thomaso.  I will give it a try.

[walt.farrell]

1 hour ago, b.howardbloo said:

I'm using the built in Bullet 1 text style.  I've been working on this document on and off for 9 months... I can't remember if I changed the settings or not.  I'm showing another screen shot hoping that will help.

I think you've made changes to the Text Style, because by default Bullet 1 and Bullet 2 work as you want them to work.

The defaults have a left-indent (for me, with a document in inches) of .25 inch and a first-line indent of 0.

You have specified a first-line indent, so you would need to increase the left-indent to accommodate that.