According to the Word PM who is in charge of the numbering feature,
numbering becomes far more stable if you use a List Style instead of the
built-in numbering features - especially if you want to modify the number
format. To create an new List Style, on the Home tab, click the Multilevel
List button and then click Define New List Style at the bottom. Then modify
the List formats to your liking. Use the Format button at the bottom and
then click Numbering for all of the options.
There are still some don'ts, such as do not modify the formats of the List
using manual formatting. For example if you need to change the indents then
modify the style, don't manually modify the indents. To modify the style,
display the Multilevel List gallery, locate your list style, right-click the
List Style and then click Modify.
Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email cannot be acknowledged.
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Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP
Coauthor of Word 2007 Inside Out:
http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/boo...x#AboutTheBook
Word FAQ:
http://mvps.org/word
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MVP FAQ site:
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"djprius" wrote in message
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Does anyone know if the Numbering and Multi-level (Outline) Lists has
been improved in Word 07. Most people report that these functions in Word
03 and its predecessors are complicated and unreliable.
David