Numbered Lists Word ver 97 thru 2003 Pepper 12/15/2008 7:59:01 PM I was always taught that it is the proper set up to create numbered list that are right aligned, so the number - text space remains constant. Is this correct? and if Yes, why does Microsoft insist on left align as the default.

Re: Numbered Lists Word ver 97 thru 2003 "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill[ at ]mvps.org> 12/15/2008 8:26:19 PM Because most people create really short lists? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Pepper" <Pepper[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:46149779-37E4-4E1D-8FB3-0FC768FEFC0C[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] >I was always taught that it is the proper set up to create numbered list >that > are right aligned, so the number - text space remains constant. Is this > correct? and if Yes, why does Microsoft insist on left align as the > default. >