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Turn off Automatic numbering
After having gotten document where I wanted it last night, I turned on the
machine today and all my article numbering is gone as well as the heading under that. How do I tell word to convert all my heading from automatic to text? I don't use more than 2 headings because word is insufficient and can't handle that complexity. If Microhard were a small startup, they would not ignore their customers forced to mess with the insufficient product. There will be someone else who will fix this, but unfortunately they'll speak Chinese. |
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After having gotten document where I wanted it last night, I turned on the
machine today and all my article numbering is gone as well as the heading under that. How do I tell word to convert all my heading from automatic to text? I don't use more than 2 headings because word is insufficient and can't handle that complexity. When requesting help, please include the version of product you are working with (e.g. 97, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2007). When you say heading, are you talking about a header? Word 2003, for example, inserts page numbers in either the header or footer when you use Insert Page Numbers. In Word 2003, header/footer information only appears when using the Print layout view (View Print Layout)! Hope that's helpful, Ron |
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bretsharon,
You really do need to mention what version you are using: can't really help otherwise. I'll assume Word 2003. Using Word's actual feature names accurately is also helpful if you want people to understand your question. It is frustrating when the way you think it should work is not the way it actually does work. Word will not convert from automatic numbering to text. You CAN turn off all automatic formatting: Tools-AutoCorrect Options. Just uncheck everything you don't want. If you can set up your Styles, Word really works slick, and will do your numbering for you. Most people don't have the patience (or time) to get the styles set up the way they need them. Have you ever tried using the Outline numbering feature? Format - Bullets and Numbering - Outline numbering tab. You can use this with Style or without. I hope your time frame gives you the opportunity to get it re-worked! -- Frank H Rockford, IL "bretsharon" wrote: After having gotten document where I wanted it last night, I turned on the machine today and all my article numbering is gone as well as the heading under that. How do I tell word to convert all my heading from automatic to text? I don't use more than 2 headings because word is insufficient and can't handle that complexity. If Microhard were a small startup, they would not ignore their customers forced to mess with the insufficient product. There will be someone else who will fix this, but unfortunately they'll speak Chinese. |
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Which version of Word is this?
How did you create the numbering? If you are referring to style-based numbering, the first thing to look at is "Automatically update document styles" in the Templates and Add-Ins dialog box. If the option is selected, clear it. Then recreate the numbering to suit your needs. For Word 2003, full instructions are available at http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/numb...Numbering.html. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "bretsharon" wrote: After having gotten document where I wanted it last night, I turned on the machine today and all my article numbering is gone as well as the heading under that. How do I tell word to convert all my heading from automatic to text? I don't use more than 2 headings because word is insufficient and can't handle that complexity. If Microhard were a small startup, they would not ignore their customers forced to mess with the insufficient product. There will be someone else who will fix this, but unfortunately they'll speak Chinese. |
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Thank you. The version is word 2007.
The document is now destroyed. I was able to take the correct document and copy it into an earlier version, and it worked. But then I made the mistake of saving and closing it. When I opened it again, the Section Heading, as in"Article" was gone. I was able to move it into an earlier version of the document, but then the second section, usuall 1.1, doesn't follow anymore. I had the style set up and saved, but it doesn't seem to accept it when I call it up from quick style. I don't know how it was done, because I continue to fight Word on everything. I've read your citations and in a very simple respect it can work. But if you get anyuthing sophisticated, Word will not work. |
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In 2007, where do you find tools?
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I was able to get the first level corrected. But the second level doesn't
follow the first level. For example, Article 2 has following it and below in the same section 1.6, 1.7 etc, rather than 2.1 2.2 etc. What is the next step to fix this? The headings etc are on the style bar on the ribbon and I had it saved to Quick style. I did go thru the mult list and it worked prior, but now it doesn't. |
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In comparing the reveal format of the ruined document to an earlier version,
I noted in the "Bullets and Numbering" section that the list on the ruined document says the following: List Style: (which is blue and underlined) Style 1 While on the good document does not have the "List Style:" at all but just List and the two are the same from there on. Does this have anything to do with it? |
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Why when I restart the third multi level, to start at A, the third
multilevels before it in the document disappear? |
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I tried this and nothing changed. Can you get me to where my second level
digits follows the first level numbering? This once worked. For example: Article 1 1.1 1.2 Article 2 1.3 1.4 Should be Article 1 1.1 1.2 Article 2 2.1 2.3 the third level numbering just disappeared along with the caption associated with it so. Word can't be given to a secretary to type. this is very unhelpful. |
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Have you set this up following the guidelines at
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/numb...umbering.html? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "bretsharon" wrote in message ... I tried this and nothing changed. Can you get me to where my second level digits follows the first level numbering? This once worked. For example: Article 1 1.1 1.2 Article 2 1.3 1.4 Should be Article 1 1.1 1.2 Article 2 2.1 2.3 the third level numbering just disappeared along with the caption associated with it so. Word can't be given to a secretary to type. this is very unhelpful. |
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Word's numbering can be finicky.
Once you've got a document hosed up, it can be almost impossible to straighten it out. It sounds like yours is there. Let's assume for a moment that your are starting a blank new document (maybe you should try this, just to compare, and to see how it is SUPPOSED to work.) The following describes how to set your Heading styles to do automatic numbering. Once you see how it works, then you can start to customize the styles, or customize the numbering. Background: Styles can be paragraph styles, or character styles, or both (as indicated by the icon next to the style name in the Styles pane; the paragraph mark icon is a paragraph style). Stick with paragraph styles for now. Turn on the Styles Pane: Home ribbon-Styles Group, there is a little launcher button on the same bar as the group name Styles. That button will open a dialog that you can dock on the side of the screen, and KEEP it there. Type a couple of one word paragraphs to simulate topic titles. Click into the first paragraph. on the Styles Pane, click Heading 1. YOu will see the paragraph change it's formatting. Now apply Outline Numbering: Home tab - Paragraph group, there is a button that if you hover over it is MultiLevel List. Hit the little arrow to drop down your choices, and pick the one that shows Heading 1, Heading 2, etc. Next go back and apply Heading 2 to the second paragraph. You should see it immediately indent and get numbered subordinate to the heading 1 style. Try this on several paragraphs with several Heading levels. By customizing the Styles and the List, I've used this on dozens of documents very successfully. Keep in mind: The styles in the pane have a drop down if you hover over the name. That drop down makes in MUCH easier to customize the styles. Just take the time to consider what each choice means. The button for Multilevel list, when you hit the litttle dropdown arrow on it, you get a menu of prebuilt choices. (i.e., the gallery, as you do with most features of 2007.) At the bottom of this menu there is a choice to customize or build your own. After you get a feel for them, you might try building one of your own. Also keep in mind that the heading level styles do NOT have to be for titles only. YOu can redefine a style to be paragraph text if you wish, at different indent levels if you define them that way. Or, you can create your own custom styles, but then you have to customize your Multilevel List to incorporate your custom styles. Good luck! -- Frank H Rockford, IL "bretsharon" wrote: In comparing the reveal format of the ruined document to an earlier version, I noted in the "Bullets and Numbering" section that the list on the ruined document says the following: List Style: (which is blue and underlined) Style 1 While on the good document does not have the "List Style:" at all but just List and the two are the same from there on. Does this have anything to do with it? |
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Thank you. I will try it out, but I've learned what I needed to know. Every
few years my law firm entertains replacing WordPerfect with Word. I am disappointed that it is not worth the effort and there is no improvement. I can't turn the secretary on to word because it is so caprcious. We hope Microsoft would do something about their product. In trying to close a contract, and the deal is changing, once again you can count on word to fail. We will stay away from Word. |
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