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RE: Mixing Numberical and Alphabetical Outline Numbering in Word
Subject:RE: Mixing Numberical and Alphabetical Outline Numbering in Word From:Tothscribe -at- aol -dot- com To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Wed, 10 Jan 2001 07:01:06 EST
>set up headings 1 thru 4 as your basic numbering
>scheme. [snip]
>Works like a charm; I do it all the time.
If a document is staying on one computer, that will
work like a charm and be quick and easy to boot. If
it's being lobbed around shared drives (the situation
in my old company) I found that Word kept overwriting
the heading styles, even if you attached a template.
The work-around for that was to replace the outline
numbering with sequential fields, which will also allow
you to mix numbers and letters.
(Obligatory disclaimer - my standard writing sample is
on this very process, so I'm biased. However, it did
solve the company's problem of shifting styles.)
Nea Dodson
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