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How do I continue a numbered list from a numbered heading?
Someone please help me!
I have a document with numbered headings and I have numbered lists under each heading but I can't get the numbered lists under to continue with the headings. See below for example of what I'm trying to achieve. The continue previous list checkbox always seems to be dimmed straight after a heading as though it doesn't recognise the heading as being numbered. 2.6 Heading 2.6.1 List item 2.6.2 List item 2.6.3 List item Many thanks in advance to anyone that may be able to help! Tracy. |
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Thanks for your reply CyberTaz but I'm afraid its the opposite of that! When
I first try to edit the numbering format the 'continue..' checkbox is undimmed but as soon as I click a numbering style or click on another tab is dims and won't un-dim unless I close the Bullets and Numbering window and reopen it. There appears to be to way to pick the style I want and at the same time check 'continue..' on. If you have anymore ideas how to resolve this I would be grateful, all I can thing of doing is starting again from a new document in case I've some how managed to 'muck up' the settings or numbering styles. Many thanks, Tracy in Mansfield. "CyberTaz" wrote: Hi Tracy- I believe you are simply being faked out by the way the Bullets & Numbering dialog box behaves. When you get ready to number a subsequent list and first go into the dialog box, the option to 'Continue previous list' only appears dimmed until you actually click the icon for the style of numbering you want to use. In other words, select the numbering style _first_ and then you can specify whether to start anew or continue from previous. Also, once you select the type and specify 'continue...' the Bullets button will use the settings when you click it, so you don't even have to return to the dialog box unless you vary your numbering style within the doc. If this isn't the solution, please post back with any additional detail you can provide. HTH |:) "Tracy in Mansfield" wrote: Someone please help me! I have a document with numbered headings and I have numbered lists under each heading but I can't get the numbered lists under to continue with the headings. See below for example of what I'm trying to achieve. The continue previous list checkbox always seems to be dimmed straight after a heading as though it doesn't recognise the heading as being numbered. 2.6 Heading 2.6.1 List item 2.6.2 List item 2.6.3 List item Many thanks in advance to anyone that may be able to help! Tracy. |
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You'll need to set up your list item style as the second level of the same
list format as is linked to the heading. Don't do this from Bullets & Numbering - see http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/numb...Numbering.html -- Margaret Aldis - Microsoft Word MVP Syntagma partnership site: http://www.syntagma.co.uk Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.word.mvps.org "Tracy in Mansfield" wrote in message ... Thanks for your reply CyberTaz but I'm afraid its the opposite of that! When I first try to edit the numbering format the 'continue..' checkbox is undimmed but as soon as I click a numbering style or click on another tab is dims and won't un-dim unless I close the Bullets and Numbering window and reopen it. There appears to be to way to pick the style I want and at the same time check 'continue..' on. If you have anymore ideas how to resolve this I would be grateful, all I can thing of doing is starting again from a new document in case I've some how managed to 'muck up' the settings or numbering styles. Many thanks, Tracy in Mansfield. "CyberTaz" wrote: Hi Tracy- I believe you are simply being faked out by the way the Bullets & Numbering dialog box behaves. When you get ready to number a subsequent list and first go into the dialog box, the option to 'Continue previous list' only appears dimmed until you actually click the icon for the style of numbering you want to use. In other words, select the numbering style _first_ and then you can specify whether to start anew or continue from previous. Also, once you select the type and specify 'continue...' the Bullets button will use the settings when you click it, so you don't even have to return to the dialog box unless you vary your numbering style within the doc. If this isn't the solution, please post back with any additional detail you can provide. HTH |:) "Tracy in Mansfield" wrote: Someone please help me! I have a document with numbered headings and I have numbered lists under each heading but I can't get the numbered lists under to continue with the headings. See below for example of what I'm trying to achieve. The continue previous list checkbox always seems to be dimmed straight after a heading as though it doesn't recognise the heading as being numbered. 2.6 Heading 2.6.1 List item 2.6.2 List item 2.6.3 List item Many thanks in advance to anyone that may be able to help! Tracy. |
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Hi Tracy-
It sounds like the issue is a little more complex than your OP led me to believe, in which case the sound direction provided by Margaret will be the best approach. Regards |:) "Tracy in Mansfield" wrote: Thanks for your reply CyberTaz but I'm afraid its the opposite of that! When I first try to edit the numbering format the 'continue..' checkbox is undimmed but as soon as I click a numbering style or click on another tab is dims and won't un-dim unless I close the Bullets and Numbering window and reopen it. There appears to be to way to pick the style I want and at the same time check 'continue..' on. If you have anymore ideas how to resolve this I would be grateful, all I can thing of doing is starting again from a new document in case I've some how managed to 'muck up' the settings or numbering styles. Many thanks, Tracy in Mansfield. "CyberTaz" wrote: Hi Tracy- I believe you are simply being faked out by the way the Bullets & Numbering dialog box behaves. When you get ready to number a subsequent list and first go into the dialog box, the option to 'Continue previous list' only appears dimmed until you actually click the icon for the style of numbering you want to use. In other words, select the numbering style _first_ and then you can specify whether to start anew or continue from previous. Also, once you select the type and specify 'continue...' the Bullets button will use the settings when you click it, so you don't even have to return to the dialog box unless you vary your numbering style within the doc. If this isn't the solution, please post back with any additional detail you can provide. HTH |:) "Tracy in Mansfield" wrote: Someone please help me! I have a document with numbered headings and I have numbered lists under each heading but I can't get the numbered lists under to continue with the headings. See below for example of what I'm trying to achieve. The continue previous list checkbox always seems to be dimmed straight after a heading as though it doesn't recognise the heading as being numbered. 2.6 Heading 2.6.1 List item 2.6.2 List item 2.6.3 List item Many thanks in advance to anyone that may be able to help! Tracy. |
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