"How do I align the periods in a bulleted lists?" I've seen a variation of this question asked repeatedly in user forums. Here's an example of one such forum thread.
See how the periods don't line up after the numbers? The simple answer is to use right alignment and increase the First Line Indent value by increments until the numbering is aligned.
Here are the detailed steps:
1. Select the numbered paragraphs.
2. Alt/Option-click the Numbered List button in the Control panel.
3. In the Bullets & Numbering dialog box, select Preview.
4. Choose Right from the Alignment menu.
5. Increase the Left Indent value to create a buffer.
6. Increase the First Line Indent value gradually until the periods are aligned.
Of course, if your numbering goes past 100, you'll have to add even more space. This same method works when you're editing a paragraph style that uses numbering.
This really helps and as you noted to me recently on the forum you are now adding it.
One thing I notice in your example and in my documents is that the "10" period does not line up! This misalignment occurs with or without right alignment. My seniors are engineering types and this is not acceptable. I'll have to use decimal tabs to get it lined up right on the period. If I could kern the "10" I'd cheat the space to line it up right, but the numbered list function under bullets doesn't allow for that.
I'm trying to do this but I can only get left aligned numbers. choosing right or centered makes no change, even with a huge indent I'm in CS4 any suggestions?