Justify paragraphs and text content in lists .docx

[luifrancgom]

Description

I use R, Python and Quarto for practically every task. In my work the majority of the reports need to be deliver in .docx.

I am not an expert in Pandoc or Microsoft Word. Maybe this will help someone who wants to use Quarto and need to use Word where paragraphs and text content in lists need to be justify taking into account what is mentioned in Word Templates, without using custom styles for paragraphs and applying a Word default style as an alternative to the solution pointed out here.

---
title: "test"
format: 
  docx: 
    reference-doc: custom-reference-doc.docx
editor: visual
---

## Paragraphs

{{< lipsum 2 >}}

## List bullets

::: {custom-style="List Paragraph"}

-  Vestibulum ultrices, tortor at mattis porta, odio nisi rutrum nulla, sit amet tincidunt eros quam facilisis tellus. Fusce eleifend lectus in elementum lacinia. 

    -  Nam auctor nunc in massa ullamcorper, sit amet auctor ante accumsan. Nam ut varius metus. Curabitur eget tristique leo. Cras finibus euismod erat eget elementum. Integer vel placerat ex.

-  Vestibulum ultrices, tortor at mattis porta, odio nisi rutrum nulla, sit amet tincidunt eros quam facilisis tellus. Fusce eleifend lectus in elementum lacinia.

:::

## List number

::: {custom-style="List Paragraph"}

1.  Vestibulum ultrices, tortor at mattis porta, odio nisi rutrum nulla, sit amet tincidunt eros quam facilisis tellus. Fusce eleifend lectus in elementum lacinia.

2.  Vestibulum ultrices, tortor at mattis porta, odio nisi rutrum nulla, sit amet tincidunt eros quam facilisis tellus. Fusce eleifend lectus in elementum lacinia.

:::

Using the following custom-reference-doc.docx where the styles were modified in the following way:

First paragraph

(for paragraphs different from the first paragraph)

Body text

List paragraph

Final result

Where the final result is:

Final thoughts

I am not an expert in Pandoc but I really don't understand why the reference.docx doesn't include default styles for lists taking into account what is pointed out here