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Tab key in Microsoft Word does not increase indent in bullet lists
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Mar 15, 2026218016 viewsConfidence Score1%
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Problem
I create a bullet list, of any type and after pressing Enter then Tab instead of increasing the indent it just injected white-space. I'm using the default template (.dot), there's been no changes to it, can't see any misconfigured settings for this either... Note: this is happening in Word 2007.
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Fix for: Tab key in Microsoft Word does not increase indent in bullet lists
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One possibility is AutoCorrect settings were changed. To fix this, click the Microsoft Office button, select . Under , click . Under tab (in the section), make sure that the "Set left- and first-indent with tabs and backspaces" option is checked.
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