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Lars Peterson asked for Outlook web app (outlook.office.com):

Recently, my Outlook (online 365 Exchange) is automatically indenting new message when I type a 1. as though it is a numbered list.

I do not want it to indent.

When I click the stop indenting button on message format at the bottom, it either erases my number, or does not un-indent it!

How can I turn OFF automatic formatting on numbered lists??

Is Vanessa Ouyang MSFT's answer dated Aug. 16 2017 still correct? Any advances since then?

From my test and experience, it is not achiveable [sic] to disable the automatically list feature in OWA. You can share your feedback via the following link:

https://outlook.uservoice.com/forums/313228--outlook-on-the-web-office-365. Many features came directly from customers' feedback. As a temporary workaround, don't type space after 1. It means you can enter "1." rather than "1. ". In this way, the system will not automatically number list.

I illustrate this difficulty:

The situation has no changed. This is the expected behavior in OWA and I am not aware of a method to stop this. As a workaround, press Ctrl + Z to cancel the auto-formatting action.