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Using Small Caps in the Define New Multilevel List - Word 2007
Hi Group,
I have a question about using Small Caps in the €śDefine new Multilevel list€ť feature in Word 2007. Whew, say that three times fast! Okay, here is my situation. I have a manual that has several chapters within it and the page numbers are written like this: 1-1. Meaning Section 1, page 1. The titles/headings of the chapters written like this: Section 1, Section 2, etc. Using Styles I am able to make changes in the €śDefine new Multilevel list€ť feature, and I have set up the word €śSection€ť to automatically appear at the beginning of each chapter when I use the Heading 1 style. The problem I have is I cannot format the word €śSection€ť as I wish. The Small Caps option is grayed out and I am unable to check this feature. It is so weird because every other option is there in the Font options box, even All Caps. Has anyone ever experienced this? Hope this was clear, please let me know if I need to clarify what it is I am trying to do. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks, Thelisha |
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Using Small Caps in the Define New Multilevel List - Word 2007
Unfortunately, this is a known limitation of Word.
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "thelisha" wrote in message ... Hi Group, I have a question about using Small Caps in the "Define new Multilevel list" feature in Word 2007. Whew, say that three times fast! Okay, here is my situation. I have a manual that has several chapters within it and the page numbers are written like this: 1-1. Meaning Section 1, page 1. The titles/headings of the chapters written like this: Section 1, Section 2, etc. Using Styles I am able to make changes in the "Define new Multilevel list" feature, and I have set up the word "Section" to automatically appear at the beginning of each chapter when I use the Heading 1 style. The problem I have is I cannot format the word "Section" as I wish. The Small Caps option is grayed out and I am unable to check this feature. It is so weird because every other option is there in the Font options box, even All Caps. Has anyone ever experienced this? Hope this was clear, please let me know if I need to clarify what it is I am trying to do. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks, Thelisha |
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Using Small Caps in the Define New Multilevel List - Word 2007
Hi Suzanne,
Thanks for your response. I thought this would not be a difficult thing to do. At least I know it wasn't something I had done with Word. Do you know if they plan on fixing this or is it just one of those weird Word things? Thanks, Thelisha "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Unfortunately, this is a known limitation of Word. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "thelisha" wrote in message ... Hi Group, I have a question about using Small Caps in the "Define new Multilevel list" feature in Word 2007. Whew, say that three times fast! Okay, here is my situation. I have a manual that has several chapters within it and the page numbers are written like this: 1-1. Meaning Section 1, page 1. The titles/headings of the chapters written like this: Section 1, Section 2, etc. Using Styles I am able to make changes in the "Define new Multilevel list" feature, and I have set up the word "Section" to automatically appear at the beginning of each chapter when I use the Heading 1 style. The problem I have is I cannot format the word "Section" as I wish. The Small Caps option is grayed out and I am unable to check this feature. It is so weird because every other option is there in the Font options box, even All Caps. Has anyone ever experienced this? Hope this was clear, please let me know if I need to clarify what it is I am trying to do. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks, Thelisha |
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Using Small Caps in the Define New Multilevel List - Word 2007
I suspect it's just one of those weird Word things.
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "thelisha" wrote in message ... Hi Suzanne, Thanks for your response. I thought this would not be a difficult thing to do. At least I know it wasn't something I had done with Word. Do you know if they plan on fixing this or is it just one of those weird Word things? Thanks, Thelisha "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Unfortunately, this is a known limitation of Word. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "thelisha" wrote in message ... Hi Group, I have a question about using Small Caps in the "Define new Multilevel list" feature in Word 2007. Whew, say that three times fast! Okay, here is my situation. I have a manual that has several chapters within it and the page numbers are written like this: 1-1. Meaning Section 1, page 1. The titles/headings of the chapters written like this: Section 1, Section 2, etc. Using Styles I am able to make changes in the "Define new Multilevel list" feature, and I have set up the word "Section" to automatically appear at the beginning of each chapter when I use the Heading 1 style. The problem I have is I cannot format the word "Section" as I wish. The Small Caps option is grayed out and I am unable to check this feature. It is so weird because every other option is there in the Font options box, even All Caps. Has anyone ever experienced this? Hope this was clear, please let me know if I need to clarify what it is I am trying to do. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks, Thelisha |
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I suspect it's just one of those weird Word things.-- Suzanne S.
Actually, "it's just one of those weird Word things" is a completely unacceptable answer. It's a glitch to put it nicely. A programmer didn't do his or her job fully.
We (people who do documents for a living!) need this! Fix it, Microsoft. This was first posted in '08. I am encountering this problem now (only because I am now employed from 08 and hadn't used these features in years). I've had my template built -- using small caps in Heading 1 and now can't get my Appendices Heading 1 (aka Heading 6) to match. Ridiculous. So much for automation. Perhaps I'll have to resort to typing those by hand. Ugh. On Wednesday, March 05, 2008 1:32 PM thelish wrote: Hi Group, I have a question about using Small Caps in the €śDefine new Multilevel list€ť feature in Word 2007. Whew, say that three times fast! Okay, here is my situation. I have a manual that has several chapters within it and the page numbers are written like this: 1-1. Meaning Section 1, page 1. The titles/headings of the chapters written like this: Section 1, Section 2, etc. Using Styles I am able to make changes in the €śDefine new Multilevel list€ť feature, and I have set up the word €śSection€ť to automatically appear at the beginning of each chapter when I use the Heading 1 style. The problem I have is I cannot format the word €śSection€ť as I wish. The Small Caps option is grayed out and I am unable to check this feature. It is so weird because every other option is there in the Font options box, even All Caps. Has anyone ever experienced this? Hope this was clear, please let me know if I need to clarify what it is I am trying to do. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks, Thelisha On Wednesday, March 05, 2008 6:32 PM Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: Unfortunately, this is a known limitation of Word. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA On Tuesday, March 11, 2008 10:25 AM thelish wrote: Hi Suzanne, Thanks for your response. I thought this would not be a difficult thing to do. At least I know it wasn't something I had done with Word. Do you know if they plan on fixing this or is it just one of those weird Word things? Thanks, Thelisha "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: On Tuesday, March 11, 2008 1:40 PM Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: I suspect it is just one of those weird Word things. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA |
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I suspect it's just one of those weird Word things.-- Suzanne S.
Word simply doesn't support small caps formatting for paragraph numbers (even if those "numbers" may contain static text as well). It appears to be a design choice rather than a bug.
As a workaround, you could format the number as uppercase and in a smaller font (say 12 pt if the font of the rest of the paragraph is 14 pt). It'll make the formatting look a little better. The alternative is to abandon small caps formatting for all of your headings. Also, note that most people posting here don't work for Microsoft. In particular, MVPs don't. Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Marie Gee" wrote in message ... Actually, "it's just one of those weird Word things" is a completely unacceptable answer. It's a glitch to put it nicely. A programmer didn't do his or her job fully. We (people who do documents for a living!) need this! Fix it, Microsoft. This was first posted in '08. I am encountering this problem now (only because I am now employed from 08 and hadn't used these features in years). I've had my template built -- using small caps in Heading 1 and now can't get my Appendices Heading 1 (aka Heading 6) to match. Ridiculous. So much for automation. Perhaps I'll have to resort to typing those by hand. Ugh. |
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