When I set narrow bullet indents, the second line always goes wonky and pushed far out. When I set it to higher values, they align nicely.Font is Georgia 6pts, with 7.2pt leading. When I choose any larger font size than 6, it also works. I have:No paragraph styles activated No cell styles activated No tab styles activatedI’d appreciate any advice on how to fix this. Thanks for your time.__________________________________ *I realized first line indent is not what I want either, so as you can see below, even with small tab position, the 2nd line gets pushed out:

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When I set narrow bullet indents, the second line always goes wonky and pushed far out

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July 30, 2026
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When I set narrow bullet indents, the second line always goes wonky and pushed far out. When I set it to higher values, they align nicely.

Font is Georgia 6pts, with 7.2pt leading. When I choose any larger font size than 6, it also works.

I have:

No paragraph styles activated
No cell styles activated
No tab styles activated

I’d appreciate any advice on how to fix this. Thanks for your time.

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*I realized first line indent is not what I want either, so as you can see below, even with small tab position, the 2nd line gets pushed out:

cartergray23456

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At 6 pt, this is likely a rendering/rounding issue.Try using a hanging indent or slightly increasing the tab/indent values. If it only happens at 6 pt, it may be a bug.

jvanhuysAuthor

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Think you're right. The 6pt might be the issue, but it's a requirement for the doc. Will apply your advice. Thanks for your time.

jvanhuysAuthor

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Hi Peter. Thank you so much for that great tip. Learned something from you today.

Peter Kahrel

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As Monika said: not enough space. You can see that the 2 is wider than the 1. You can change the OpenType attribute from proportional figures to tabular figures, then all numerals are the same width.

jvanhuysAuthor

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Dear Peter,

When I select the text and choose tabular, it still doesn’t align. Actually, nothing I select by the Opentype makes a difference to the kerning or alignment of the numbers of the numbered list. Please advise?
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Monika Gause

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It looks too tight to fit in a number 2 there. Also: turn on Invisbile characters to check if there is a space or something, that also needs to find space.

jvanhuysAuthor

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Great advice. Appreciate your time.

jvanhuysAuthor

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Any idea how to make the ‘2.’ line up with the ‘1.’? I wanna manually kern that two to be back a little.

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