Change bars in Margin on bulleted list

Hi...we have to put change bars in the margin to indicate a
change to a version. I do this by using the Borders, putting in
only the left-hand line. This works fine in Robohelp for Word - but
when I try to do the same in RoboHTML (creating Webhelp) it works
just fine for a normal style but for anything will bullets or
numbered list, the change bar overlaps the first word in the list.
Is there a way to insert a change bar on a list so that it appears
to the left of the list (i.e. in the margin)?
Please respond here or directly to me at
[email protected] - many thanks.

Hi Michael,
Thanks for the tip, I will keep it in mind for future use.
I tried the procedure as you suggested for this problem and the change bars still prevail. But at least I know what is most likely happening. I supposed I can recreate, or copy and paste this table back into the document.
FYI - I did get to look at the file as a .mif in MIF Browse and located the cells that were having the change bar problem. The codes for the cells said "Change Bars = no". So that supports what you were suggesting as well.
Thanks again!
Erin

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