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Outline heading formatting changes when I change the default numbe
I have created a template that used outline numbering and modified the fonts
and indents for the styles. The template works fine for a new document, but when I want to change the numbered heading from, say, 1 to 9 (if this document is to become chapter 9 in a manual), the outline numbering changes just fine for the level-1 heading and subheadings; however, the indents and tabs change. How can I prevent this? -- John Corbett |
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If your indents and tabs change, it's likely because you did not properly
set the styles. NEVER use paragraph formatting to change paragraph formatting (LOL) when using numbering schemas. See: http://www.officearticles.com/word/h...osoft_word.htm ************ Anne Troy www.OfficeArticles.com "John Corbett" wrote in message ... I have created a template that used outline numbering and modified the fonts and indents for the styles. The template works fine for a new document, but when I want to change the numbered heading from, say, 1 to 9 (if this document is to become chapter 9 in a manual), the outline numbering changes just fine for the level-1 heading and subheadings; however, the indents and tabs change. How can I prevent this? -- John Corbett |
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Hi Anne, Thanks for the information, which I've read and read again. Here's
what I did to change the chapter numbers in a skeleton document created with my custom template: Format | Bullets and Numbering | Customize and changed the Start at field to 2. This does change the heading 1 to 2 and does change all subheadings to 2.1, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.2 properly. However, the simple change to numbering also changes the custom indents and tabs I set when I created the template. It's not a complicated matter to change those indents and tabs for the current document, if I'm doing this myself, but it's a nuisance that I do not want to share with other prospective users. I also have tried going into Format | Styles and Formatting | Modify | Format | Numbering | Customize and then changing the numbering from 1 to 2 for the chapter number with the same result: the indents and tab settings I want change. I am endeavoring to work at the customize number level... but the indents and tabs have "minds of their own." Any other suggestions? Thanks! -- John Corbett "Anne Troy" wrote: If your indents and tabs change, it's likely because you did not properly set the styles. NEVER use paragraph formatting to change paragraph formatting (LOL) when using numbering schemas. See: http://www.officearticles.com/word/h...osoft_word.htm ************ Anne Troy www.OfficeArticles.com "John Corbett" wrote in message ... I have created a template that used outline numbering and modified the fonts and indents for the styles. The template works fine for a new document, but when I want to change the numbered heading from, say, 1 to 9 (if this document is to become chapter 9 in a manual), the outline numbering changes just fine for the level-1 heading and subheadings; however, the indents and tabs change. How can I prevent this? -- John Corbett |
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See http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/numb...Numbering.html for
instructions on how to set up outline numbering correctly. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "John Corbett" wrote in message ... Hi Anne, Thanks for the information, which I've read and read again. Here's what I did to change the chapter numbers in a skeleton document created with my custom template: Format | Bullets and Numbering | Customize and changed the Start at field to 2. This does change the heading 1 to 2 and does change all subheadings to 2.1, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.2 properly. However, the simple change to numbering also changes the custom indents and tabs I set when I created the template. It's not a complicated matter to change those indents and tabs for the current document, if I'm doing this myself, but it's a nuisance that I do not want to share with other prospective users. I also have tried going into Format | Styles and Formatting | Modify | Format | Numbering | Customize and then changing the numbering from 1 to 2 for the chapter number with the same result: the indents and tab settings I want change. I am endeavoring to work at the customize number level... but the indents and tabs have "minds of their own." Any other suggestions? Thanks! -- John Corbett "Anne Troy" wrote: If your indents and tabs change, it's likely because you did not properly set the styles. NEVER use paragraph formatting to change paragraph formatting (LOL) when using numbering schemas. See: http://www.officearticles.com/word/h...osoft_word.htm ************ Anne Troy www.OfficeArticles.com "John Corbett" wrote in message ... I have created a template that used outline numbering and modified the fonts and indents for the styles. The template works fine for a new document, but when I want to change the numbered heading from, say, 1 to 9 (if this document is to become chapter 9 in a manual), the outline numbering changes just fine for the level-1 heading and subheadings; however, the indents and tabs change. How can I prevent this? -- John Corbett |
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