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Bullets Changing to Numbers and Visaversa
I am plagued by a problem that I can't seem to find discussed anywhere. I
will try to be clear and brief. I am using Word 2003 on a Windows XP laptop. I set up a document (.doc file) to use as a "template" for styles I want to use for a set of documents. In my sample document, I used predefined styles List Bullet/2/3 and List Number/2/3 (total of 6 styles). The List Bullet style set used bullets and differed only in the amount of left indention; same for the List Number set although with Arabic numbers instead of bullets. Ok so far but when I opened the document the next day, I found the following: * List Bullet, List Bullet 2, and List Bullet 3 were all prefaced by a number instead of a bullet. * List Number was ok but List Number 2 and List Number 3 were prefaced by bullets instead of numbers List Bullet 2. I reset all the incorrect styles but got a similar result when I saved, closed, and reopened the document. I was originally trying to diagnose the problem with indention changing when a new list's numbering is restarted but instead of that behavior, I got changing styles. Help with either or both problems is very much appreciated. Carolyn |
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Bullets Changing to Numbers and Visaversa
In Tools | Templates and Add-Ins, clear the "Automatically update document
styles" check box. Save the document. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Derflederdog" wrote in message ... I am plagued by a problem that I can't seem to find discussed anywhere. I will try to be clear and brief. I am using Word 2003 on a Windows XP laptop. I set up a document (.doc file) to use as a "template" for styles I want to use for a set of documents. In my sample document, I used predefined styles List Bullet/2/3 and List Number/2/3 (total of 6 styles). The List Bullet style set used bullets and differed only in the amount of left indention; same for the List Number set although with Arabic numbers instead of bullets. Ok so far but when I opened the document the next day, I found the following: * List Bullet, List Bullet 2, and List Bullet 3 were all prefaced by a number instead of a bullet. * List Number was ok but List Number 2 and List Number 3 were prefaced by bullets instead of numbers List Bullet 2. I reset all the incorrect styles but got a similar result when I saved, closed, and reopened the document. I was originally trying to diagnose the problem with indention changing when a new list's numbering is restarted but instead of that behavior, I got changing styles. Help with either or both problems is very much appreciated. Carolyn |
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Bullets Changing to Numbers and Visaversa
In Tools | Templates and Add-Ins, clear the "Automatically update document
styles" check box. Save the document. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Derflederdog" wrote in message ... I am plagued by a problem that I can't seem to find discussed anywhere. I will try to be clear and brief. I am using Word 2003 on a Windows XP laptop. I set up a document (.doc file) to use as a "template" for styles I want to use for a set of documents. In my sample document, I used predefined styles List Bullet/2/3 and List Number/2/3 (total of 6 styles). The List Bullet style set used bullets and differed only in the amount of left indention; same for the List Number set although with Arabic numbers instead of bullets. Ok so far but when I opened the document the next day, I found the following: * List Bullet, List Bullet 2, and List Bullet 3 were all prefaced by a number instead of a bullet. * List Number was ok but List Number 2 and List Number 3 were prefaced by bullets instead of numbers List Bullet 2. I reset all the incorrect styles but got a similar result when I saved, closed, and reopened the document. I was originally trying to diagnose the problem with indention changing when a new list's numbering is restarted but instead of that behavior, I got changing styles. Help with either or both problems is very much appreciated. Carolyn |
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Bullets Changing to Numbers and Visaversa
Thanks, Stefan. I had already checked that based on another post and that
box was/is not checked. "Stefan Blom" wrote: In Tools | Templates and Add-Ins, clear the "Automatically update document styles" check box. Save the document. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Derflederdog" wrote in message ... I am plagued by a problem that I can't seem to find discussed anywhere. I will try to be clear and brief. I am using Word 2003 on a Windows XP laptop. I set up a document (.doc file) to use as a "template" for styles I want to use for a set of documents. In my sample document, I used predefined styles List Bullet/2/3 and List Number/2/3 (total of 6 styles). The List Bullet style set used bullets and differed only in the amount of left indention; same for the List Number set although with Arabic numbers instead of bullets. Ok so far but when I opened the document the next day, I found the following: * List Bullet, List Bullet 2, and List Bullet 3 were all prefaced by a number instead of a bullet. * List Number was ok but List Number 2 and List Number 3 were prefaced by bullets instead of numbers List Bullet 2. I reset all the incorrect styles but got a similar result when I saved, closed, and reopened the document. I was originally trying to diagnose the problem with indention changing when a new list's numbering is restarted but instead of that behavior, I got changing styles. Help with either or both problems is very much appreciated. Carolyn . |
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Bullets Changing to Numbers and Visaversa
Thanks, Stefan. I had already checked that based on another post and that
box was/is not checked. "Stefan Blom" wrote: In Tools | Templates and Add-Ins, clear the "Automatically update document styles" check box. Save the document. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Derflederdog" wrote in message ... I am plagued by a problem that I can't seem to find discussed anywhere. I will try to be clear and brief. I am using Word 2003 on a Windows XP laptop. I set up a document (.doc file) to use as a "template" for styles I want to use for a set of documents. In my sample document, I used predefined styles List Bullet/2/3 and List Number/2/3 (total of 6 styles). The List Bullet style set used bullets and differed only in the amount of left indention; same for the List Number set although with Arabic numbers instead of bullets. Ok so far but when I opened the document the next day, I found the following: * List Bullet, List Bullet 2, and List Bullet 3 were all prefaced by a number instead of a bullet. * List Number was ok but List Number 2 and List Number 3 were prefaced by bullets instead of numbers List Bullet 2. I reset all the incorrect styles but got a similar result when I saved, closed, and reopened the document. I was originally trying to diagnose the problem with indention changing when a new list's numbering is restarted but instead of that behavior, I got changing styles. Help with either or both problems is very much appreciated. Carolyn . |
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Bullets Changing to Numbers and Visaversa
Then you may want to treat the document as corrupt. See
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/CorruptDoc.htm. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Derflederdog" wrote in message ... Thanks, Stefan. I had already checked that based on another post and that box was/is not checked. "Stefan Blom" wrote: In Tools | Templates and Add-Ins, clear the "Automatically update document styles" check box. Save the document. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Derflederdog" wrote in message ... I am plagued by a problem that I can't seem to find discussed anywhere. I will try to be clear and brief. I am using Word 2003 on a Windows XP laptop. I set up a document (.doc file) to use as a "template" for styles I want to use for a set of documents. In my sample document, I used predefined styles List Bullet/2/3 and List Number/2/3 (total of 6 styles). The List Bullet style set used bullets and differed only in the amount of left indention; same for the List Number set although with Arabic numbers instead of bullets. Ok so far but when I opened the document the next day, I found the following: * List Bullet, List Bullet 2, and List Bullet 3 were all prefaced by a number instead of a bullet. * List Number was ok but List Number 2 and List Number 3 were prefaced by bullets instead of numbers List Bullet 2. I reset all the incorrect styles but got a similar result when I saved, closed, and reopened the document. I was originally trying to diagnose the problem with indention changing when a new list's numbering is restarted but instead of that behavior, I got changing styles. Help with either or both problems is very much appreciated. Carolyn . |
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Bullets Changing to Numbers and Visaversa
Then you may want to treat the document as corrupt. See
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/CorruptDoc.htm. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Derflederdog" wrote in message ... Thanks, Stefan. I had already checked that based on another post and that box was/is not checked. "Stefan Blom" wrote: In Tools | Templates and Add-Ins, clear the "Automatically update document styles" check box. Save the document. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Derflederdog" wrote in message ... I am plagued by a problem that I can't seem to find discussed anywhere. I will try to be clear and brief. I am using Word 2003 on a Windows XP laptop. I set up a document (.doc file) to use as a "template" for styles I want to use for a set of documents. In my sample document, I used predefined styles List Bullet/2/3 and List Number/2/3 (total of 6 styles). The List Bullet style set used bullets and differed only in the amount of left indention; same for the List Number set although with Arabic numbers instead of bullets. Ok so far but when I opened the document the next day, I found the following: * List Bullet, List Bullet 2, and List Bullet 3 were all prefaced by a number instead of a bullet. * List Number was ok but List Number 2 and List Number 3 were prefaced by bullets instead of numbers List Bullet 2. I reset all the incorrect styles but got a similar result when I saved, closed, and reopened the document. I was originally trying to diagnose the problem with indention changing when a new list's numbering is restarted but instead of that behavior, I got changing styles. Help with either or both problems is very much appreciated. Carolyn . |
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