I'm trying to create a document page format that doesn't do anything.

I want to make lists that look like this:
1. bla bla bla
2. etc etc etc
That is, I want to stop Word from indenting when I type a number, a period, and a space.

I'm doing technical writing. If I start a sentence with parentheses like so:
(A) represents ble ble blo
Then Word indents the (A). I want to see what I type exactly where I type it.

When I type (E), sometimes I get a Euro symbol, sometimes I don't. I have been able to sneak up on (E) by typing
( E)
then removing the space: (E)

I have located the Help page that tells me how to do custom page formatting, but I don't find these things, probably because I have zero clue what they're called. (I simply must stop trying to earn a living, and read a book about Word 2010.)

Anybody know how to turn off this sometimes helpful stuff?

Oh, yes: when you let Word do all that formatting, it gets modified when you try to copy and paste into, say, an email.

Thanks!