After posting I tried adding a tab stop set to 0" and that seems to have
worked! I was amazed, but realized something. (Most of you probably already
knew this, but...)
When using a multilevel list in which you tell it to not use a leading
number or letter, that doesn't mean that the list "forgets" that the
number/letter is not there...it just doesn't show it. Therefore, when
formatting, you need to remember that even though you don't see the
number/letter the formatting for it still is.
Meaning, I assumed that by simply telling it not to show a number/letter
that "normal" paragraph formatting would take over. Not so...All it did was
not show the number/letter it would have normally. Therefore I had to tell
it where to put its "natural" tab stop so that the text would line up where I
wanted it to.
Hope that makes sense to someone else, but I feel like I have just learned
something major!
Thanks for everyone's help!
"Stefan Blom" wrote:
Which value did you set to zero? "Text indent at" or "Aligned at" or both?
What is the setting for "Follow number with"?
In particular, note that if "Text indent at" is set to zero, you should
definitely check "Add tab stop at" and specify an appropriate value.
Alternatively, skip the tab stop and choose "Space" (or "Nothing") for
"Follow number with."
--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP
"Ember" wrote in message
...
Yep, I set those to be 0" as they should be justifed left to the page
margin.
Ember
"Stefan Blom" wrote:
In the multilevel list dialog box, have you tried changing the
indentation settings for the affected level(s)? You'll find those
options under "Position," but note that you may have to click the
More button to see all options.
--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP
"Ember" wrote in message
...
I did that, however it now is changing the indentation of my level 3
(linked
to style Heading 3) to match the indentation of level 4 (linked to
style
List
Number).
It does nothing to the indentation of level 1 (linked to Heading 1) and
level 2 (linked to Heading 2).
"Stefan Blom" wrote:
As you've noticed, Word 2007 no longer allows you to go via the Modify
Style
dialog box when you want to modify outline/multilevel numbering
(unless
you
are using a list style). However, the general principle remains the
same
in
Word 2007: numbering should be style-based for stability reasons.
To edit an existing outline-numbered list: Place the insertion point
in
the
first top-level paragraph of the document (for example, in the first
Heading
1 paragraph if this is heading numbering). On the Home tab, click
Multilevel
List | Define New Multilevel List. This displays a dialog box similar
to
the
Customize Outline Numbered dialog box of previous versions (see
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/numb...Numbering.html for a
description of the options).
On the other hand, if you want to create a new outline-numbered list
in
Word
2007, you should set it up using list styles. On the Home tab, click
Multilevel List, and then click Define New List Style. In the Modify
Style
dialog box, type a name for the list style. To define the numbering
properties, click the Format button, and then click Numbering; this
displays
the Modify Multilevel List dialog box, where you can change the number
format, indentation, attach paragraph styles to the numbering levels,
etc.
The list styles of the active document are displayed under "List
Styles"
at
Home tab | Multilevel List. You can click a style to apply it to text,
but
if you've attached numbering to paragraph styles, you'll find it
easier
to
apply the appropriate paragraph style directly. To edit a list style,
right-click it and choose Modify from the context menu.
--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP
"Ember" wrote in message
...
Thanks, I had read that article (and others at that site) but none
made
sense
at the time. They do, at least a little bit, now make sense. Other
issue
is
that I am working on Word 2007...different world.
Ember
"Stefan Blom" wrote:
You are welcome.
Indeed, making use of a multilevel (outline) list is the easiest
method
to
restart numbering. (This and two more methods are described at
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/numbering/...artmethods.htm.)
--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP
"Ember" wrote in message
...
Thanks! After I posted this question I did some more searching
and
found
steps on how to do this. What threw me was the fact that I am
not
creating a
multilevel list (ours is a simple 1., 2., 3.; sometimes with a
1.a.
etc).
I
did not realize how you can modify "level 1" of a multilist to
not
be a
number but regular paragraph formatting.
Ember
"Stefan Blom" wrote:
Just make sure to set up your multilevel list with the numbering
set
to
"(none)" for level 1. It can still restart level 2 paragraphs.
--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP
"Ember" wrote in message
...
How do I do this:
"The only really reliable way to force this is to define the
list
style
a
bit differently. Don't assign a number to Level 1; start the
numbering
with
Level 2. Set Level 2 to always begin renumbering after a Level
1
paragraph."
Thanks!
"Cindy M -WordMVP-" wrote:
Hi Helen,
Can someone please help me? I'm wondering why everytime I
apply
the
List
Number style, I have to restart the numbering
(right-clickrestart
numbering).
To put it succinctly: that's how it's been designed to work.
The
theory
being,
if you're re-using the style, you want to continue the list
(by
default).
The only really reliable way to force this is to define the
list
style
a
bit
differently. Don't assign a number to Level 1; start the
numbering
with
Level 2.
Set Level 2 to always begin renumbering after a Level 1
paragraph.
Link Level 1 to a paragraph style you know will be used
between
each
separate
list.
Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun
8
2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org
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