Lining Up Numbers in Numbered Lists

You already know how to create a numbered list using the built-in tools provided by Word. If you create a numbered list that has more than nine items in it, you may notice that your numbers for each item do not line up properly. For instance, the numbers are not lined up on the decimal point, as you might expect.

This condition is easy enough to fix. Follow these steps:

1. Select all of the items in the numbered list.
2. On the Home tab of the Ribbon, click the drop-down arrow at the right of the Numbering tool in the Paragraph group. Word displays a palette of options.
3. Click the Define New Number Format option. Word displays the Define New Number Format dialog box, and all the options in the dialog box should match whatever was set in the numbered list you selected in step 1. (Click here to see a related figure.)
4. Using the Alignment drop-down list, choose Right.
5. Click OK.