In Microsoft Word, styles are a combination of predefined font style, color, and size that you can apply to text to change its appearance.

Stay tuned If you’re numbering section headings, don’t use a custom list style. In a future article, I’ll show you how to create a custom paragraph style with numbering.

If a series of consecutive paragraphs or citations need hanging indent formatting, you can highlight them all and complete the steps above to change everything at once.

When you need a numbered list without a hanging indent in Microsoft Word, create a custom list style instead of modifying a built-in one.