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Converting a list into an outline
Is there an easy way to convert a long list with multiple levels into
an outline? Seems like it should be possible create a macro that will search for the bullets in front of each level. I was thinking it should be possible to do a Find and Replace, Find the bullet then replace it with an outline level, but I can't figure out how to do that. Thanks Jimmy |
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Converting a list into an outline
If each outline level has a different bullet character, you could Find
each bullet character and Replace with the appropriate Style -- Heading 1, Heading 2, etc. (To Replace with a Style, click More in the Find/Replace box, Format, Style.) On May 22, 8:04*pm, Jimmy Clay wrote: Is there an easy way to convert a long list with multiple levels into an outline? Seems like it should be possible create a macro that will search for the bullets in front of each level. I was thinking it should be possible to do a Find and Replace, Find the bullet then replace it with an outline level, but I can't figure out how to do that. Thanks Jimmy |
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On May 22, 9:38*pm, grammatim wrote:
If each outline level has a different bullet character, you could Find each bullet character and Replace with the appropriate Style -- Heading 1, Heading 2, etc. (To Replace with a Style, click More in the Find/Replace box, Format, Style.) On May 22, 8:04*pm, Jimmy Clay wrote: Is there an easy way to convert a long list with multiple levels into an outline? Seems like it should be possible create a macro that will search for the bullets in front of each level. I was thinking it should be possible to do a Find and Replace, Find the bullet then replace it with an outline level, but I can't figure out how to do that. Thanks Jimmy It seems like that should work, but when I tried to do it I could not highlight the bullet to copy it and then paste it into Find. How do I search for that bullet character? |
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It sounds like you may be going about this the hard way :-) although it
really isn't clear what you're starting with or exactly what you want to wind up with, but assuming you have a regular multi-level bulleted list: Select the list of items - you can't select the bullets themselves because they're applied as formatting, not as literal characters. Then go to Format Bullets & Numbering, on the Multi-Level Numbering page select the style you prefer. The bulleting will be converted to that style of numbering *&* the heading level styles will be applied accordingly. If you don't want to retain the numbering click the Numbering button to remove it - the heading level styles will remain applied. You might also want to familiarize yourself with Outline View. [Note: Your version of Word can make a difference here but you neglected to provide that piece of information.] HTH |:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac On 5/23/09 6:19 AM, in article , "Jimmy Clay" wrote: On May 22, 9:38*pm, grammatim wrote: If each outline level has a different bullet character, you could Find each bullet character and Replace with the appropriate Style -- Heading 1, Heading 2, etc. (To Replace with a Style, click More in the Find/Replace box, Format, Style.) On May 22, 8:04*pm, Jimmy Clay wrote: Is there an easy way to convert a long list with multiple levels into an outline? Seems like it should be possible create a macro that will search for the bullets in front of each level. I was thinking it should be possible to do a Find and Replace, Find the bullet then replace it with an outline level, but I can't figure out how to do that. Thanks Jimmy It seems like that should work, but when I tried to do it I could not highlight the bullet to copy it and then paste it into Find. How do I search for that bullet character? |
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You didn't say you were using automatically bulleted paragraphs ...
CyberTaz explained what to do. On May 23, 6:19*am, Jimmy Clay wrote: On May 22, 9:38*pm, grammatim wrote: If each outline level has a different bullet character, you could Find each bullet character and Replace with the appropriate Style -- Heading 1, Heading 2, etc. (To Replace with a Style, click More in the Find/Replace box, Format, Style.) On May 22, 8:04*pm, Jimmy Clay wrote: Is there an easy way to convert a long list with multiple levels into an outline? Seems like it should be possible create a macro that will search for the bullets in front of each level. I was thinking it should be possible to do a Find and Replace, Find the bullet then replace it with an outline level, but I can't figure out how to do that. Thanks Jimmy It seems like that should work, but when I tried to do it I could not highlight the bullet to copy it and then paste it into Find. How do I search for that bullet character?- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - |
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On May 23, 7:37*am, CyberTaz wrote:
It sounds like you may be going about this the hard way :-) although it really isn't clear what you're starting with or exactly what you want to wind up with, but assuming you have a regular multi-level bulleted list: Select the list of items - you can't select the bullets themselves because they're applied as formatting, not as literal characters. Then go to Format Bullets & Numbering, on the Multi-Level Numbering page select the style you prefer. The bulleting will be converted to that style of numbering *&* the heading level styles will be applied accordingly. If you don't want to retain the numbering click the Numbering button to remove it - the heading level styles will remain applied. You might also want to familiarize yourself with Outline View. [Note: Your version of Word can make a difference here but you neglected to provide that piece of information.] HTH |:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac On 5/23/09 6:19 AM, in article , "Jimmy Clay" wrote: On May 22, 9:38*pm, grammatim wrote: If each outline level has a different bullet character, you could Find each bullet character and Replace with the appropriate Style -- Heading 1, Heading 2, etc. (To Replace with a Style, click More in the Find/Replace box, Format, Style.) On May 22, 8:04*pm, Jimmy Clay wrote: Is there an easy way to convert a long list with multiple levels into an outline? Seems like it should be possible create a macro that will search for the bullets in front of each level. I was thinking it should be possible to do a Find and Replace, Find the bullet then replace it with an outline level, but I can't figure out how to do that. Thanks Jimmy It seems like that should work, but when I tried to do it I could not highlight the bullet to copy it and then paste it into Find. How do I search for that bullet character? I will be starting out with a bullet list created with an online text editor. I'm using an online editor because I'm doing some of my project at work during lunch. The online editors only allow lists, not an actual outline. So I was going to create a bullet list using the online editor, but at some point it will have to be transferred to my MS Word at home and I would like to be able to convert it to an actual outline. The list might be large, so I was hoping to create a macro to do it. Also the reason for using the online editor is because my job has all kinds of filters on the computers and it is difficult to use USB memory. I can use the online editor. If it's not possible that's okay, I'll figure something else out. I'm just asking. |
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On May 23, 1:35*pm, CyberTaz wrote:
First of all, regardless of your personal preferences re top/bottom posting, please follow the lead in an established thread. A conversation that bounces from one end to the other is terribly frustrating & difficult to follow. As to your current situation, the new revelation about the online text editor changes everything -- at least potentially. Without any idea how that program imposes bulleting or what file format it saves in it's little more than guesswork as to what to do with its output. The first thing I'd suggest you determine is what file formats it's capable of saving in. If possible choose RTF -- perhaps it can even save as a Word file. If you're lucky you may be able to just open the file with Word & have everything fall into place. Even if not, you may simply be able to select the list & apply Outline Numbering [Format Bullets & Numbering - Outline Numbered] in Word. Regards |:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac On 5/23/09 9:09 AM, in article , "Jimmy Clay" wrote: On May 23, 7:37*am, CyberTaz wrote: It sounds like you may be going about this the hard way :-) although it really isn't clear what you're starting with or exactly what you want to wind up with, but assuming you have a regular multi-level bulleted list: Select the list of items - you can't select the bullets themselves because they're applied as formatting, not as literal characters. Then go to Format Bullets & Numbering, on the Multi-Level Numbering page select the style you prefer. The bulleting will be converted to that style of numbering *&* the heading level styles will be applied accordingly. If you don't want to retain the numbering click the Numbering button to remove it - the heading level styles will remain applied. You might also want to familiarize yourself with Outline View. [Note: Your version of Word can make a difference here but you neglected to provide that piece of information.] HTH |:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac On 5/23/09 6:19 AM, in article , "Jimmy Clay" wrote: On May 22, 9:38*pm, grammatim wrote: If each outline level has a different bullet character, you could Find each bullet character and Replace with the appropriate Style -- Heading 1, Heading 2, etc. (To Replace with a Style, click More in the Find/Replace box, Format, Style.) On May 22, 8:04*pm, Jimmy Clay wrote: Is there an easy way to convert a long list with multiple levels into an outline? Seems like it should be possible create a macro that will search for the bullets in front of each level. I was thinking it should be possible to do a Find and Replace, Find the bullet then replace it with an outline level, but I can't figure out how to do that. Thanks Jimmy It seems like that should work, but when I tried to do it I could not highlight the bullet to copy it and then paste it into Find. How do I search for that bullet character? I will be starting out with a bullet list created with an online text editor. I'm using an online editor because I'm doing some of my project at work during lunch. The online editors only allow lists, not an actual outline. So I was going to create a bullet list using the online editor, but at some point it will have to be transferred to my MS Word at home and I would like to be able to convert it to an actual outline. The list might be large, so I was hoping to create a macro to do it. Also the reason for using the online editor is because my job has all kinds of filters on the computers and it is difficult to use USB memory. I can use the online editor. If it's not possible that's okay, I'll figure something else out. I'm just asking. Sorry, I don't what you're talking about on the top/bottom posting or the following the lead part. |
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