ListFormat.ListOutdent method (Word)

Decreases the list level of the paragraphs in the range for the specified ListFormat object, in increments of one level.

Syntax

expression. ListOutdent

expression Required. A variable that represents a 'ListFormat' object.

Example

This example reduces the indent of each paragraph in first list in the active document by one level.

ActiveDocument.Lists(1).Range.ListFormat.ListOutdent

This example formats paragraphs four through eight in the active document as an outline-numbered list, indents the paragraphs one level, and then removes the indent from the first paragraph in the list.

Dim docActive As Document 
Dim rngTemp As Range 
 
Set docActive = ActiveDocument
Set rngTemp = _ 
 docActive.Range( _ 
 Start:=docActive.Paragraphs(4).Range.Start, _ 
 End:=docActive.Paragraphs(8).Range.End) 
 
With rngTemp.ListFormat 
 .ApplyOutlineNumberDefault 
 .ListIndent 
End With 
 
docActive.Paragraphs(4).Range.ListFormat.ListOutdent

See also

ListFormat Object

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