Default settings for lists

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November 25, 2016
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Hi

I was wandering if there is a way to modify the default settings of bulleted lists.

I find the 0.25" (6.35 mm) default indent way too large.

Of course, using paragraph style is the pro way, but unfortunately, the indesign files are shared and modified by several users, who are not designers.

So they usually skip the paragraph styles and use directly the paragraph list icon.

So, basically there are two questions here really:

1- is there a way to modify the default indents of a specific document?

2- is there a way to modify the default indents of the sofware itself?

Thanks in advance

[windows 7 / INDD CS6]

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tchrisope

Participant

I have found going into the Bullets/Numbering settings and changing where it says:

Text After: ^t

to something else is does what we want. I choose the arrow to the right of that box and pick en dash space, etc.

rob day

Community Expert

I was wandering if there is a way to modify the default settings of bulleted lists.
I find the 0.25" (6.35 mm) default indent way too large.

Most application level default settings can be set by closing all documents and making the desired changes. So in the case of Bullets and Numbering, close all documents and edit Bullets and Numbering for whatever Paragraph Style you have set as the default—if you haven't built any custom styles it would be the [Basic Paragraph] style—and restart ID.

vinny38Author

Legend

Hi Rob

Thanks for the answer.

Well, the trick would "sort of" work if [Basic Paragraph] is set as bulleted - what I do not want...

Besides it would not modify the default 0.25":

i.e. Try selecting a paragraph set as bulleted with custom indent, and then click twice on the bullet list icon, paragraph will be set back with default indent (0.25").

Anyways, I think my second question is irrelevant, since I won't be able to change preferences to other users. (Just like I won't be able to force them using styles )

I'm going to edit* my question and keep the main one:

is there a way to modify the 0.25" default indents within a specific document?

Thanks anyway

*Ah well... I can't edit a question...

rob day

Community Expert

is there a way to modify the 0.25" default indents within a specific document?

When you choose Bullets and Numbering and set the List Type to something other than None the initial Left Indent is set paragraph style's Left indent setting under Indents and Spacing. The application and every document has at least one editable paragraph style [Basic Paragraph], so the starting left indent can be set there for a document when there are no text frames or text selected. If you want the indent to be different for normal text and list text you would have to set up two different styles, but then that's the point of styles.

So: