How to copy the bullet point format/style from MS Word to Pages?

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How to copy the bullet point format/style from MS Word to Pages?

Hi everyone,

I'm trying to make the swap from Mac Word to Pages but the one thing that frustrates me so much to the point of not using Pages is the bullet point system.

In Word the set spacings are exactly how I want them - whereas in Pages, everything is tighter - there is less space between the margin and the point, the point and the text etc.

I've painstakingly inserted all the spacings from Word into Pages and saved it as a "style" but it just reverts back to the default positioning when I open up a new document and select my saved style.

Any ideas / a magic tool to just copy the style from Word? It's such a shame because Pages is a much slicker programme than Word and I really want to use it but as a student, bullet points are my world.

Thanks,

James

MacBook Pro (13-inch Late 2011), OS X Mavericks (10.9.5)

Posted on Oct 16, 2014 2:13 PM

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Answer 1

Oct 16, 2014 3:15 PM in response to JimmyJAMjar123

When you copy over the bulleted text all you are getting is the text not any of Words attached formatting, bar maybe some italics and bolding

If you scroll down to the List section in the Text Format, you will find the insets for the List text. Adjust those and resave them as your own List style.

In Pages 5.2.2 unfortunately you keep on having to reapply these.

It is a real PITA.

Peter

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Answer 2

Oct 17, 2014 3:35 AM in response to PeterBreis0807

Hi Peter, thanks for your reply.

Yeah I get the font and formatting for the text copied no problem when copying but I'm talking about from scratch in a new document, I insert a bullet point and even when selecting my saved style, it just reverts back to the default.

I agree, massive pain. It is the only thing stopping me from making the full switch now iCloud Drive is getting close to Dropbox.

Am I a misguided fool for thinking there's a patch or modification of some description that can copy the default bullet spacings from Word and create a new style following them in Pages?

Thanks, James

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Answer 3

Oct 17, 2014 7:56 AM in response to JimmyJAMjar123

Yes. Use Pages '09.

Pages '09 can also selectively import Styles form Word (or another Pages document) into a Pages document, but then it doesn't have the problems of Pages 5 in the first place.

Peter

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