How to Remove Extra Space After Numbers in a Numbered List in InDesign

[Lazizacereza]

I am making a calendar in Indesign and have entered all the dates using a numbered list. For some reason a space appears after each number, preventing the dates from being placed as far out into the right margin of each cell as I would like (only "^#" is entered for the place of the number). Does anyone know how to remove this (the red dot in the picture)?

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[Robert at ID-Tasker]

Are you sure you have only "^#" in the ParaStyle definition?

How have you created paragraphs? 

[jmlevy · Accepted solution]

That is normal since a numbered list only works if there is a character to trigger it. In your case, it is a space.

You could replace this space by a hair space or create a GREP style to reduce its size and its horizontal scale.

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

@jmlevy 

Space - or any other character - isn't necessary - it can be just blank paragraph. 

[jmlevy]

@Robert at ID-Tasker 

No, if you leave the paragraph without any character, nothing happens.

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

Works for me:

[jmlevy]

I am not in front of my computer for now. I'll try later and let you know.

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS]

Your return counts as a character. The problem is the OP is using a table, so it needs a space. 

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

Oh, you mean for a single paragraph?

[jmlevy]

Yes, that's I meant.

[Lazizacereza]

Thanks! Replacing the space with a hair space made it look a lot more like I wanted it to. I'm not familiar with creating a GREP style but I'll try that too. 

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

@Lazizacereza 

Instead of using Table - you should rather create linked TextFrames - much greater flexibility and more options.

[Lazizacereza]

Thanks, I had trouble placing the numbers evenly (with the same space from the right margin in each cell) when I tried that before and thought a table would be the solution. But maybe I should give it another try!

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

@Lazizacereza

With linked TextFrames you can put a lot more info - but then you would've to prepare it in Excel first - or use some kind of a generator.

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS]

Here is how to do the text frames quickly using the arrow keys (up and right in this case).:

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS]

There is a free script available for calendars:

https://creativepro.com/calendar-wizard-script-upgraded/

Also, since InDesign can view spreads left-to-right, you can select all the pages in the Pages panel and roate your view so they appear as a typical calendar. (For example, photo on top page, and dates on the bottom page.