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Need Help Formatting a Numbered List in MS Word

Posted By: Dave on 2007-04-26
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Subject: Need Help Formatting a Numbered List in MS Word

Can anyone help me do the following:

I want to do a numbered list (i.e. an IMPRESSION: section), so that:

The numbers are flush left again the margin; and -

Each entry is indented a few spaces (a few spaces to the right of the numbers in the list). If one entry in the list goes for more than a single line, I want the second line of that entry to ALSO be indented -- so that it does not sit underneath a number and does not look good. Every time I try to use the MS Word numbering feature, it pushes the whole list (including the numbers) to the right, so that the numbers themselves are no longer flush agains the left margin.

Thank you very much. Willing to call someone too if they can help me. Very important.

David

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Need Help Formatting a Numbered List in MS Word - Dave
- Thanks all for the help - David
- 2 buttons to push - flo
- try this. sm - ltt
  - oops, i guess it is called"hanging indent" nm - ltt
- I have the same trouble. - :)
  - I've had to do this........ - sm
    - And yet again 3 very simple ways... - pdqtrans

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Section 1: Temporomandibular 1

Chvostek's Sign 2

Loading Test 4

Palpation Test 5

Section 2: Cervical Spine 9

Vertebral Artery Test 10

Foraminal Compression Test (Spurling) 12

Foraminal Distraction Test 15

Valsalva's Maneuver 17

Swallowing Test 19

Tinel's Sign 20

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Empty Can (Supraspinatus) Test 24

Yergason Test 25

Speed's Test 27

Ludington's Sign 29

Drop Arm Test 30

Lateral Scapular Slide Test (LSST) 32

Apley's Scratch Test 35

Cross-Over Impingement Test 39

Posterior Impingement Test 40

Neer Impingement Test 42

Hawkins-Kennedy Impingement Test 44

Sternoclavicular (SC) Joint Stress Test 46

Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Distraction Test 47

Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Compression Test (Shear) 48

Piano Key Sign 50

Apprehension Test (Anterior) 52

Apprehension Test (Posterior) 54

Sulcus Sign 56

Anterior Drawer Test 58

Posterior Drawer Test 60

Jobe Relocation Test 62

Surprise Test (Active Release Test) 64

Feagin Test 66

Load and Shift Test 67

Grind Test 69

Clunk Test 70

Crank Test 72

O'Brien Test (Active Compression) 74

Brachial Plexus Stretch Test 76

Adson's Maneuver 77

Allen's Test 79

Roos Test 81

Military Brace Position 83

Pectoralis Major Contracture Test 84

Section 4: Elbow 87

Resistive Tennis Elbow Test (Cozen's Test) 88

Resistive Tennis Elbow Test 90

Passive Tennis Elbow Test 92

Golfer's Elbow Test 94

Hyperextension Test 96

Elbow Flexion Test 97

Varus Stress Test 99

Valgus Stress Test 100

Tinel's Sign 102

Pinch Grip Test 104

Section 5: Wrist and Hand 107

Tap or Percussion Test 108

Compression Test 110

Long Finger Flexion Test 111

Finkelstein Test 113

Phalen Test 115

Reverse Phalen Test 117

Tinel's Sign 118

Froment's Sign 120

Wrinkle Test 121

Digital Allen's Test 122

Bunnel Littler Test 125

Murphy's Sign 127

Watson Test 128

Valgus Stress Test 130

Varus Stress Test 132

Section 6: Thoracic Spine 135

Kernig/Brudzinski Signs 136

Lateral and Anterior/Posterior Rib Compression Tests 138

Inspiration/Expiration Breathing Test 140

Section 7: Lumbar Spine 143

Valsalva's Maneuver 144

Stoop Test 146

Hoover Test 148

Kernig/Brudzinski Signs 150

90-90 Straight Leg Raise Test 152

Bowstring Test (Cram Test) 154

Sitting Root Test 156

Unilateral Straight Leg Raise Test (Lasegue Test) 159

Bilateral Straight Leg Raise Test 161

Well Straight Leg Raise Test 163

Slump Test 165

Thomas Test 170

Spring Test 173

Trendelenburg's Test 175

Stork Standing Test 178

Section 8: Sacral Spine 183

Sacroiliac (SI) Joint Fixation Test 184

Gillet Test 191

Sacroiliac (SI) Joint Stress Test 193

Squish Test 197

Yeoman's Test 198

Gaenslen's Test 200

Patrick or FABER Test 201

Long-Sitting Test 203

Section 9: Hip 207

Hip Scouring/Quadrant Test 208

Craig's Test 211

90-90 Straight Leg Raise Test 214

Patrick or FABER Test 216

Trendelenburg's Test 218

Ober's Test 221

Piriformis Test 224

Thomas Test 226

True Leg-Length Discrepancy Test 229

Apparent Leg-Length Discrepency Test 230

Ely's Test 232

Femoral Nerve Traction Test 234

Section 10: Knee 239

Patella Tendon/Patella Ligament Length Test 240

Patellar Apprehension Test 242

Ballotable Patella or Patella Tap Test 244

Sweep Test (Wipe, Brush, Bulge, or Stroke Test) 245

Q-Angle Test 247

Medial-Lateral Grind Test 249

Bounce Home Test 252

Patellar Grind Test (Clarke's Sign) 255

Renne Test 258

Noble Test 261

Hughston's Plica Test 264

Godfrey 90/90 Test 266

Posterior Sag Test (Gravity Drawer Test) 267

Reverse Pivot Shift (Jakob Test) 269

Anterior Lachman's Test 272

Anterior Drawer Test 274

Slocum Test With Internal Tibial Rotation 276

Slocum Test With External Tibial Rotation 278

Pivot Shift Test 280

Jerk Test 284

Posterior Drawer Test 288

Hughston Posteromedial Drawer Test 290

Hughston Posterolateral Drawer Test 292

Posterior Lachman's Test 294

External Rotation Recurvatum Test 296

Dial Test (Tibial External Rotation Test) 298

Valgus Stress Test 301

Varus Stress Test 304

McMurray Test 307

Apley Compression Test 310

Steinman's Tenderness Displacement Test 312

Section 11: Ankle and Foot 317

Homans' Sign 318

Anterior Drawer Test 321

Talar Tilt Test (Inversion) 324

Talar Tilt Test (Eversion) 326

Thompson Test 328

Tap or Percussion Test 330

Feiss Line 331

Interdigital Neuroma Test 333

Compression Test 335

Long Bone Compression Test 336

Swing Test 337

Kleiger's Test 339

Tinel's Sign 342

Section 12: Contemporary Special Tests 345

Impingement Reduction Test 346

Walking Arm Stress (WAS) Test 349

Finger Extension Test 351

Flexor Pronator Syndrome Test 353

Tarsal Twist Test 355

Index 359