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Subject:Re: Numbering in Word From:"M Page" <mpage -at- csl -dot- co -dot- uk> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Mon, 29 Apr 2002 10:13:51 +0100
Justin
I feel your pain.
My work around is simple (except for squirming indents, but that's another
issue):
tie your list styles to an Outline Numbered List, making the top level of
the list unnumbered. Use the top style to introduce the list, so restarting
the numbering:
e.g. in my template
In Topic Head style: "To do such and such"
In Instruction List style: "1. Click the Such button."
M
"Justin Ressler" <JRessler -at- ewa-denver -dot- com> wrote in message news:151954 -at- techwr-l -dot- -dot- -dot-
>
>
>
> I am sure that subject line got about as much attention as "Free Beer"
> would.
>
> I have turned off all autonumbering.
>
> I have created Macros (Where is Steve Hudson when I need him) to restart
> numbering when a second list is generated. This helps to prevent Word
from
> "thinking for me" and continuing a list. My lists often contain multiple
> levels. I have setup a style to accommodate this. Quite methodically,
and
> after a lot of experimentation. If anyone has a list that they think is
top
> notch...I would love to have it.
>
> My macro works most of the time. Why, after I tell Word to Restart
> Numbering (I have multiple lists in a row, separated by Headers) does Word
> insist on continuing a list?
>
> I refuse to not use the Bullets and Numbering feature. I will not
manually
> number my lists when I know darn well that there is going to be another
step
> added (there is, inevitably, always one more step).
>
> I am sick of renumbering my entire document, or sections there of.
>
> IS THERE A PATCH?
>
> Thanks...
>
> Frustrated and tired in Denver...Justin
>
>
>
>
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