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List style/ re-start auto-numbering strategy in Word 2007
I read with interest MVP Margaret Aldis article, Restarting List
Auto-numbering Using a Higher Level Style, about setting up dummy paragraph styles that are linked to a list style. The dummy paragraph becomes the mechanism to force the following paragraph (linked to the next level of the list style) to safely, reliably re-start its auto-number to 1 (or A, i, a, etc.). The paragraph that follows the dummy paragraph would react to the €śRestart list after level 1€ť in the list style definition. Has anyone tried this and found it yields stable, successful auto-numbering? I am faced with developing a template in Word 2007 that will be used across many company departments. What I develop will be used in documents that have many non-continuous lists. I thought the dummy paragraph would be the cleanest, most user-friendly way to manage these non-continuous lists. In the past, these people used the re-start numbering from the paragraph group. Because documents are re-purposed, potential for broken numbering increases as more and more of this re-start numbering from the paragraph group method is used. I want to develop the most trouble-free environment for the users to minimize wasted time and frustration with Words auto-numbering gone awry. If there is a smarter, simpler way for this to be done, Id be keenly interested in learning about it. |
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List style/ re-start auto-numbering strategy in Word 2007
Restarting numbering by using an outline list should be working in Word 2007
as well. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "cayce" wrote: I read with interest MVP Margaret Aldis article, Restarting List Auto-numbering Using a Higher Level Style, about setting up dummy paragraph styles that are linked to a list style. The dummy paragraph becomes the mechanism to force the following paragraph (linked to the next level of the list style) to safely, reliably re-start its auto-number to 1 (or A, i, a, etc.). The paragraph that follows the dummy paragraph would react to the €śRestart list after level 1€ť in the list style definition. Has anyone tried this and found it yields stable, successful auto-numbering? I am faced with developing a template in Word 2007 that will be used across many company departments. What I develop will be used in documents that have many non-continuous lists. I thought the dummy paragraph would be the cleanest, most user-friendly way to manage these non-continuous lists. In the past, these people used the re-start numbering from the paragraph group. Because documents are re-purposed, potential for broken numbering increases as more and more of this re-start numbering from the paragraph group method is used. I want to develop the most trouble-free environment for the users to minimize wasted time and frustration with Words auto-numbering gone awry. If there is a smarter, simpler way for this to be done, Id be keenly interested in learning about it. |
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List style/ re-start auto-numbering strategy in Word 2007
Stefan:
I want to be clear I understood your response. Are you saying for non-continuous lists that the dummy paragragh isn't necessary; just using an outline list style linked to the proper paragraph style should be sufficiently stable? Then my instructions to the user would be to just right-click on the paragraph and choose re-start numbering from the presenting shortcut menu. Thanks in advance for clarification. "Stefan Blom" wrote: Restarting numbering by using an outline list should be working in Word 2007 as well. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "cayce" wrote: I read with interest MVP Margaret Aldis article, Restarting List Auto-numbering Using a Higher Level Style, about setting up dummy paragraph styles that are linked to a list style. The dummy paragraph becomes the mechanism to force the following paragraph (linked to the next level of the list style) to safely, reliably re-start its auto-number to 1 (or A, i, a, etc.). The paragraph that follows the dummy paragraph would react to the €śRestart list after level 1€ť in the list style definition. Has anyone tried this and found it yields stable, successful auto-numbering? I am faced with developing a template in Word 2007 that will be used across many company departments. What I develop will be used in documents that have many non-continuous lists. I thought the dummy paragraph would be the cleanest, most user-friendly way to manage these non-continuous lists. In the past, these people used the re-start numbering from the paragraph group. Because documents are re-purposed, potential for broken numbering increases as more and more of this re-start numbering from the paragraph group method is used. I want to develop the most trouble-free environment for the users to minimize wasted time and frustration with Words auto-numbering gone awry. If there is a smarter, simpler way for this to be done, Id be keenly interested in learning about it. |
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List style/ re-start auto-numbering strategy in Word 2007
No, what I meant was that restarting using a dummy style relies on creating
a multilevel list (called an outline list in earlier versions of Word), and that approach should still be safe. See http://word.mvps.org/faqs/numbering/...tFromStyle.htm. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "cayce" wrote in message ... Stefan: I want to be clear I understood your response. Are you saying for non-continuous lists that the dummy paragragh isn't necessary; just using an outline list style linked to the proper paragraph style should be sufficiently stable? Then my instructions to the user would be to just right-click on the paragraph and choose re-start numbering from the presenting shortcut menu. Thanks in advance for clarification. "Stefan Blom" wrote: Restarting numbering by using an outline list should be working in Word 2007 as well. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "cayce" wrote: I read with interest MVP Margaret Aldis' article, Restarting List Auto-numbering Using a Higher Level Style, about setting up dummy paragraph styles that are linked to a list style. The dummy paragraph becomes the mechanism to force the following paragraph (linked to the next level of the list style) to safely, reliably re-start its auto-number to 1 (or A, i, a, etc.). The paragraph that follows the dummy paragraph would react to the "Restart list after level 1" in the list style definition. Has anyone tried this and found it yields stable, successful auto-numbering? I am faced with developing a template in Word 2007 that will be used across many company departments. What I develop will be used in documents that have many non-continuous lists. I thought the dummy paragraph would be the cleanest, most user-friendly way to manage these non-continuous lists. In the past, these people used the re-start numbering from the paragraph group. Because documents are re-purposed, potential for broken numbering increases as more and more of this re-start numbering from the paragraph group method is used. I want to develop the most trouble-free environment for the user's to minimize wasted time and frustration with Word's auto-numbering gone awry. If there is a smarter, simpler way for this to be done, I'd be keenly interested in learning about it. |
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List style/ re-start auto-numbering strategy in Word 2007
I see. My thread start referred to Margaret's article which spurred my post.
It's good to know Word 2007 applies to this way of handling re-starts of noncontinuous numbered lists. thanks Stefan. "Stefan Blom" wrote: No, what I meant was that restarting using a dummy style relies on creating a multilevel list (called an outline list in earlier versions of Word), and that approach should still be safe. See http://word.mvps.org/faqs/numbering/...tFromStyle.htm. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "cayce" wrote in message ... Stefan: I want to be clear I understood your response. Are you saying for non-continuous lists that the dummy paragragh isn't necessary; just using an outline list style linked to the proper paragraph style should be sufficiently stable? Then my instructions to the user would be to just right-click on the paragraph and choose re-start numbering from the presenting shortcut menu. Thanks in advance for clarification. "Stefan Blom" wrote: Restarting numbering by using an outline list should be working in Word 2007 as well. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "cayce" wrote: I read with interest MVP Margaret Aldis' article, Restarting List Auto-numbering Using a Higher Level Style, about setting up dummy paragraph styles that are linked to a list style. The dummy paragraph becomes the mechanism to force the following paragraph (linked to the next level of the list style) to safely, reliably re-start its auto-number to 1 (or A, i, a, etc.). The paragraph that follows the dummy paragraph would react to the "Restart list after level 1" in the list style definition. Has anyone tried this and found it yields stable, successful auto-numbering? I am faced with developing a template in Word 2007 that will be used across many company departments. What I develop will be used in documents that have many non-continuous lists. I thought the dummy paragraph would be the cleanest, most user-friendly way to manage these non-continuous lists. In the past, these people used the re-start numbering from the paragraph group. Because documents are re-purposed, potential for broken numbering increases as more and more of this re-start numbering from the paragraph group method is used. I want to develop the most trouble-free environment for the user's to minimize wasted time and frustration with Word's auto-numbering gone awry. If there is a smarter, simpler way for this to be done, I'd be keenly interested in learning about it. |
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List style/ re-start auto-numbering strategy in Word 2007
Yes, Word 2007 certainly still uses outline lists. But note that I haven't
tested the particular approach (or the code) described in Margaret Aldis' article with Word 2007. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "cayce" wrote in message news I see. My thread start referred to Margaret's article which spurred my post. It's good to know Word 2007 applies to this way of handling re-starts of noncontinuous numbered lists. thanks Stefan. "Stefan Blom" wrote: No, what I meant was that restarting using a dummy style relies on creating a multilevel list (called an outline list in earlier versions of Word), and that approach should still be safe. See http://word.mvps.org/faqs/numbering/...tFromStyle.htm. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "cayce" wrote in message ... Stefan: I want to be clear I understood your response. Are you saying for non-continuous lists that the dummy paragragh isn't necessary; just using an outline list style linked to the proper paragraph style should be sufficiently stable? Then my instructions to the user would be to just right-click on the paragraph and choose re-start numbering from the presenting shortcut menu. Thanks in advance for clarification. "Stefan Blom" wrote: Restarting numbering by using an outline list should be working in Word 2007 as well. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "cayce" wrote: I read with interest MVP Margaret Aldis' article, Restarting List Auto-numbering Using a Higher Level Style, about setting up dummy paragraph styles that are linked to a list style. The dummy paragraph becomes the mechanism to force the following paragraph (linked to the next level of the list style) to safely, reliably re-start its auto-number to 1 (or A, i, a, etc.). The paragraph that follows the dummy paragraph would react to the "Restart list after level 1" in the list style definition. Has anyone tried this and found it yields stable, successful auto-numbering? I am faced with developing a template in Word 2007 that will be used across many company departments. What I develop will be used in documents that have many non-continuous lists. I thought the dummy paragraph would be the cleanest, most user-friendly way to manage these non-continuous lists. In the past, these people used the re-start numbering from the paragraph group. Because documents are re-purposed, potential for broken numbering increases as more and more of this re-start numbering from the paragraph group method is used. I want to develop the most trouble-free environment for the user's to minimize wasted time and frustration with Word's auto-numbering gone awry. If there is a smarter, simpler way for this to be done, I'd be keenly interested in learning about it. |
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List style/ re-start auto-numbering strategy in Word 2007
Thanks for the clarification Stefan. As always, I appreciate being able to
have peers and the MVPs from whom to get assistance. "Stefan Blom" wrote: Yes, Word 2007 certainly still uses outline lists. But note that I haven't tested the particular approach (or the code) described in Margaret Aldis' article with Word 2007. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "cayce" wrote in message news I see. My thread start referred to Margaret's article which spurred my post. It's good to know Word 2007 applies to this way of handling re-starts of noncontinuous numbered lists. thanks Stefan. "Stefan Blom" wrote: No, what I meant was that restarting using a dummy style relies on creating a multilevel list (called an outline list in earlier versions of Word), and that approach should still be safe. See http://word.mvps.org/faqs/numbering/...tFromStyle.htm. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "cayce" wrote in message ... Stefan: I want to be clear I understood your response. Are you saying for non-continuous lists that the dummy paragragh isn't necessary; just using an outline list style linked to the proper paragraph style should be sufficiently stable? Then my instructions to the user would be to just right-click on the paragraph and choose re-start numbering from the presenting shortcut menu. Thanks in advance for clarification. "Stefan Blom" wrote: Restarting numbering by using an outline list should be working in Word 2007 as well. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "cayce" wrote: I read with interest MVP Margaret Aldis' article, Restarting List Auto-numbering Using a Higher Level Style, about setting up dummy paragraph styles that are linked to a list style. The dummy paragraph becomes the mechanism to force the following paragraph (linked to the next level of the list style) to safely, reliably re-start its auto-number to 1 (or A, i, a, etc.). The paragraph that follows the dummy paragraph would react to the "Restart list after level 1" in the list style definition. Has anyone tried this and found it yields stable, successful auto-numbering? I am faced with developing a template in Word 2007 that will be used across many company departments. What I develop will be used in documents that have many non-continuous lists. I thought the dummy paragraph would be the cleanest, most user-friendly way to manage these non-continuous lists. In the past, these people used the re-start numbering from the paragraph group. Because documents are re-purposed, potential for broken numbering increases as more and more of this re-start numbering from the paragraph group method is used. I want to develop the most trouble-free environment for the user's to minimize wasted time and frustration with Word's auto-numbering gone awry. If there is a smarter, simpler way for this to be done, I'd be keenly interested in learning about it. |
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List style/ re-start auto-numbering strategy in Word 2007
Hello Cayce
cayce wrote: I want to be clear I understood your response. Are you saying for non-continuous lists that the dummy paragragh isn't necessary; just using an outline list style linked to the proper paragraph style should be sufficiently stable? Then my instructions to the user would be to just right-click on the paragraph and choose re-start numbering from the presenting shortcut menu. FWIW, I've done all right so far with this approach (using re-start numbering w/o a dummy style) in Word 2007. 2¢ Robert -- /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | MSFT | \ / | MVP | Scientific Reports X Against HTML | for | with Word? / \ in e-mail & news | Word | http://www.masteringword.eu/ |
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