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Numbering in Tables--Down then Across
Say I have a 2x10 table in Word 2003 (SP3--just realized it got installed
without me noticing!) and I want to number the items in table going from 1 to 10 in the first column and then from 11 to 20 in the second column. Seems like a simple thing to do and I'm sure I've done this plenty of times before. Now I get the numbering going across sequentially as follows. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 etc. instead of 1 11 2 12 3 13 4 14 etc. Is this a SP3 bug? Is there a workaround short of typing in the numbers myself? Thanks. Brian |
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Numbering in Tables--Down then Across
Brian,
Maybe work on a column basis, select the first column and apply numbering, select the second column apply numbering which should restart at one, then change the beginning number in the bullets and numbering dialog to start at 11. -- Luc Sanders MVP - PowerPoint "Brian Smith" schreef in bericht ... Say I have a 2x10 table in Word 2003 (SP3--just realized it got installed without me noticing!) and I want to number the items in table going from 1 to 10 in the first column and then from 11 to 20 in the second column. Seems like a simple thing to do and I'm sure I've done this plenty of times before. Now I get the numbering going across sequentially as follows. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 etc. instead of 1 11 2 12 3 13 4 14 etc. Is this a SP3 bug? Is there a workaround short of typing in the numbers myself? Thanks. Brian |
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Numbering in Tables--Down then Across
If the numbers are part of the same list, they are always going to number
across, then down. You can achieve separate lists using SEQ fields (with different identifiers), but if you want the list to be continuous, you'd have to set a start value for each column. Alternatively, if the table can be configured as a single column, then you can put the table itself into snaking (newspaper-style) columns, and the numbering will then follow the desired sequence. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Luc" wrote in message ... Brian, Maybe work on a column basis, select the first column and apply numbering, select the second column apply numbering which should restart at one, then change the beginning number in the bullets and numbering dialog to start at 11. -- Luc Sanders MVP - PowerPoint "Brian Smith" schreef in bericht ... Say I have a 2x10 table in Word 2003 (SP3--just realized it got installed without me noticing!) and I want to number the items in table going from 1 to 10 in the first column and then from 11 to 20 in the second column. Seems like a simple thing to do and I'm sure I've done this plenty of times before. Now I get the numbering going across sequentially as follows. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 etc. instead of 1 11 2 12 3 13 4 14 etc. Is this a SP3 bug? Is there a workaround short of typing in the numbers myself? Thanks. Brian |
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Numbering in Tables--Down then Across
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
... If the numbers are part of the same list, they are always going to number across, then down. You can achieve separate lists using SEQ fields (with different identifiers), but if you want the list to be continuous, you'd have to set a start value for each column. Alternatively, if the table can be configured as a single column, then you can put the table itself into snaking (newspaper-style) columns, and the numbering will then follow the desired sequence. Your last suggestion sounds like the easiest to implement. Thanks. Brian P.S. If anyone at Microsoft is listening the option to number across or down should be implemented. You'd think that down would be default as that is how lists are numbered--down one column and then across and down the next column. |
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Numbering in Tables--Down then Across
You may find http://www.gmayor.com/Numbered_labels.htm useful (labels are
tables). -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Brian Smith wrote: "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... If the numbers are part of the same list, they are always going to number across, then down. You can achieve separate lists using SEQ fields (with different identifiers), but if you want the list to be continuous, you'd have to set a start value for each column. Alternatively, if the table can be configured as a single column, then you can put the table itself into snaking (newspaper-style) columns, and the numbering will then follow the desired sequence. Your last suggestion sounds like the easiest to implement. Thanks. Brian P.S. If anyone at Microsoft is listening the option to number across or down should be implemented. You'd think that down would be default as that is how lists are numbered--down one column and then across and down the next column. |
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