I think you need to resign yourself to using Ctrl+B and Ctrl+Spacebar as
needed.

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"Karen B" wrote in message
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Suzanne,

Well, nothing I do seems to be working, including your latest suggestion.
I
will keep trying because it is imperative that I find a solution in order
to
be truly productive. Thanks for trying.

Karen

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

I think the AutoFormat As You Type "Format list item" setting is
probably
the relevant one. I seem to recall reading that it works the way you
describe.

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"Karen B" wrote in message
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Suzanne,

Actually I am not necessarily typing the numbers manually. That is
only
one
way I've tried it. I have tried auto formatting, applying styles,
etc.
Nothing is working the way it did in 97. The problem is when I create
the
blank form, I need to leave everything blank after the number 1 is
typed
(or
placed there by numbering/list icon) to fill in as the doctor
dictates. I
pull up this same "template" for each note he dictates and fill in as
he
talks. After typing his first sentence in my list under #18 and
ending
with
a period is when I would take bold off (in 97), then type unbolded
until
the
MD would go on to the next number. When I would hit enter (in 97), it
would
automatically go to number 2 and be bolded until I placed a period at
the
end
of that sentence, then become unbolded, where I would type the
remainder
of
his comments. Again, when I hit enter, it would automatically number
the
next line, and so on. I have tried changing different settings in
AutoCorrect and other places, but I'm probably missing something
because I
really don't understand formatting very well. I'll keep trying,
though,
because otherwise, as you say, I'm doing unnecessary work which
doesn't
pay
when you're getting paid by the word! I am just trying to make it
faster/fewer keystrokes. Thanks, though.

Karen

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

There are a couple of settings that might be in play here. On the
AutoFormat
As You Type tab of Tools | AutoCorrect Options, there's a check box
for
"Format beginning of list item like the one before it." I'm not sure
whether
checking or clearing this box would help. Also, in general,
paragraph
numbering takes on the format of the paragraph mark. This can remain
bold
even when you have selected text at the end of the paragraph and
unbolded
it. You have to select the paragraph mark explicitly and unbold it.
Also, if
the end of the paragraph is bold, this formatting will carry over to
the
next paragraph, even if it's in a different style (a bug, IMO).

It's also unclear what other AutoFormat settings may be in play.
You're
obviously typing your numbers manually and also using spaces instead
of
tabs
and indents, which is a great waste of Word's resources, but if you
have
"Automatic numbered lists" checked, Word may be converting your list
to
an
autonumbered one, anyway, so this may be an issue.

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Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Karen B" Karen wrote in message
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Hi.

This is a long one. I am a new user to MS Word 2003 Student and
Teacher
Edition, having up to now used Word 97. I am working in a weird
document
that I have used for 5 years in 97, but can't make it work the
same
way in
2003. This document was created in 97 in the normal template and
is a
form
doctors fill out. There are 19 questions, all numbered, and in
questions
1
and 18, there are indented numbered lists underneath their
answers.
In
the
list under question 1, I only need to have them numbered from 1
and up
and
bolded. No problem in 2003. In the list under question 18, I
need to
have
them numbered 1 and up, the first sentence after each number
bolded
and
the
subsequent sentences in that number not bolded. In 97, I would
space
over
about 6 spaces, apply bold, type the number and a period, space
over 2
more,
type the first sentence in bold and after the period, take off the
bold
and
continue unbolded. When I would hit the enter key, the next line
would be
numbered as "2" and formatted exactly the same way as the previous
number.
As soon as I would place a period at the end of the first
sentence,
the
bold
came off and I would continue typing unbolded until I hit enter
and
went
to
the following number. In 2003, when I hit the enter key, the
number
and
first sentence are bolded, but when I hit the period key, the
bold
stays
on,
requiring me to manually unbold before I continue typing. I have
tried
everything and am at my wits' end. Any clues? Or am I out of
luck?

Karen