# MS Word has bugged out on me--help me make decent outline lists again **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 30, 2003, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-word-has-bugged-out-on-me-help-me-make-decent-outline-lists-again/151733 "2003-01-30T22:10:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Opus1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/858c86/32.png) [@Opus1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Opus1)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-word-has-bugged-out-on-me-help-me-make-decent-outline-lists-again/151733/1 "2003-01-30T22:10:22Z")
Sigh. I have no idea what I changed, but I can’t make outline-type lists anymore. Before, when I started making a list, if I were to hit TAB after one of the numbers, that element would go to the next level of the outline; shift tab moved it back. Now both just put a stupid tab in there. Please help me fix this before I snap and kill Bill Gates. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-word-has-bugged-out-on-me-help-me-make-decent-outline-lists-again/151733/2 "2003-01-30T22:18:11Z")
Check in Tools \> Options \> Edit that “Tabs and backspace set left indent” is still checked. ---
**Author:** ![Davebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Davebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Davebear)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-word-has-bugged-out-on-me-help-me-make-decent-outline-lists-again/151733/3 "2003-01-30T23:11:37Z")
You may also have previously been in Outline view, and are now in Normal, or some other, view. Check the View menu.