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In FrameMaker, you shouldn't have to worry about it. As long as you have
the numbering sequence flagged, when N+ sees an N1 before it, it should
automatically number itself as 2. If it's not doing that, there is probably
something else wrong with your document, or you may have a numbered figure
or step that isn't marked as being in a separate sequence in Frame.
If you have nested numbered sequences (like Figures that fall somewhere
in the steps, then you have to mark the figures as being in a different
sequence by placing a number in front of them in the Numbering part
of the Paragraph Designer.
I don't know about Word. I've never been able to make my Word documents
number correctly without retyping the numbers.
> OK, I know there are known autonumbering problems in Word 97, but . . .
>
> For those who use both Word and FrameMaker, I'm trying to create a pair of
> styles in Word 97 that function like the numbering of FrameMaker paragraph
> formats.
>
> I've created an N1 style which always displays "Step 1" as an autonumber.
> My N+ style displays "Step 2" and higher, incremental by one.
>
> Now, how do I make the N+ style revert to Step 2 (restart) after each
> instance of an N1 paragraph?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tristan Bishop
> Clarity Consulting
>
