# Template problem in MS Word (ie, bullet list won't reset) **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 9, 2005, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/template-problem-in-ms-word-ie-bullet-list-wont-reset/311762 "2005-07-09T16:55:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2005, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/template-problem-in-ms-word-ie-bullet-list-wont-reset/311762/1 "2005-07-09T16:55:11Z")
Tried the almighty google, but I couldn’t find anything or may be using the wrong search terms… My bulleted list in MS Word is all screwed up. I was tinkering with normal.dot, trying to change the default look of bulleted lists and somehow manage to wreck it. When doing a bulleted list, I normally terminate the list and go back to the default formating by hitting [ENTER] twice. Now when I do that, the bullet disappears, but the style is still reads as ‘Bullet’, and text is still set to the indent posiiton of the bullet list. I have to manually clear the formatting everytime I want to end the list. I tried taking a look at the bullet style, but messing with it only make it worse. Any suggestions, MS Word Dopers? And eh, before someone brings it up, I don’t intend to switch to OpenOffice…yet. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Number](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/number/32/242_2.png) [@Number](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Number)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2005, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/template-problem-in-ms-word-ie-bullet-list-wont-reset/311762/2 "2005-07-09T18:19:20Z")
If all else fails, rename normal.dot. Word will create a new default one the next time you open it.