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Subject:RE: Follow-up: Heading numbering in Word From:"Dan Goldstein" <DGoldstein -at- riverainmedical -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Fri, 19 Aug 2005 16:13:53 -0400
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Gordon
> Sent: Friday, August 19, 2005 2:29 PM
> To: TECHWR-L
> Subject: Follow-up: Heading numbering in Word
>
> I would like to use AUTONUMLGL for my heading numbering, but
> the templates and documents I create may be edited by people
> not familiar with fields. (I am only slightly familiar, so
> would have to teach myself, first!)...
>
> I was not clear on something the article discussed:
>
> A. Is it best to create new, numbered styles?
>
> B. I can apply a Heading style, then the 1/1.1/1.1.1 style,
> then click the indent icon. This seems to apply numbering
> that looks correct, but seems clunky.
>
> C. Use AUTONUMLGL and to heck with those not familiar?
In the situation you describe, I would reluctantly go with "A." Make
sure that your new, numbered styles have the Style Based On drop-down
list set for "(no style)".
> The article talked about List Templates - are these the
> Styles with the bulleted-list icon to the right, in the
> Styles and Formatting list?
Word starts with default List Templates, and then creates new ones when
the user manually defines a new kind of list (different bullets, Roman
numerals, etc.). When you click Reset in the Bullets and Numbering
dialog box, all of the extra list templates go away.
Your custom-designed styles are supposed to override Word's automatic
numbering and bulleting instincts. However, if you define a style with a
name already used by one of the List Templates, you could be in trouble.
That's why the Styles and Formatting list is a useful check.
-- Dan Goldstein
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