You can convert the numbers to text using these instructions provided by
Stefan Blom:
To convert autonumbering (paragraph/outline numbering and LISTNUM
fields) to plain text, do the following: Make sure the active
document is the one you want to convert. Then press ALT+F11 to
display the Visual Basic Editor. On the View menu, click
Immediate Window. In the Immediate Window, type
ActiveDocument.ConvertNumbersToText
and press ENTER.
Note that if paragraph/outline numbering was applied with styles,
it isn't completely gone (CTRL+Q will bring it back!) unless you
also clear it from the style definitions.
Note that Stefan's instructions are for the entire document. I can't tell
you the appropriate macro for a selection (perhaps
Selection.ConvertNumbersToText), but perhaps someone else will chime in with
that. Alternatively, you could make a copy of the document, run the macro,
and then copy/paste the relevant bit into your good doc.
--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Monte Beery" Monte
wrote in message
...
I often need to extract a few entries from a page of numbered paragraphs,
but
want to retain the original numbering for reference to the original
document.
1. first paragraph
2. second paragraph
2.1 clause in second paragraph
3 third paragraph
Extract the second paragraph and its clause, but retain the numbering
thus...
2 second paragraph
2.1 clause in second paragraph
Word will routinely renumber the lines...
1 second paragraph
1.1 clause in second paragraph
How do I achieve my goal of retaining the numbering when I extract a part
of
a numbered list?
Thanks for your assistance,
Monte