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How to search for (and select) paragraphs with certain formatparameters
I posted this in another thread, but the thread title dealt with a
larger contextual problem, so it may go unnoticed. In Word 2003, I want to search for, and select, all paragraphs that conform to a list of attributes e.g. left indent of 0.53", hanging indent at 0.26", etc.. From the "Find and Replace" panel, I chose Format-Paragraph, and set the left indent to 0.53", etc.. Word did not find any of the paragraphs conforming to these attributes, even though they exist. Is there a way to search for (and select) paragraphs based on formatting parameters? I am using Word 2003. |
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How to search for (and select) paragraphs with certain format parameters
In this case the indent is set in the Bullets (Numbering) dialog rather than
Paragraph, so perhaps you should try that instead. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Paul" wrote in message ... I posted this in another thread, but the thread title dealt with a larger contextual problem, so it may go unnoticed. In Word 2003, I want to search for, and select, all paragraphs that conform to a list of attributes e.g. left indent of 0.53", hanging indent at 0.26", etc.. From the "Find and Replace" panel, I chose Format-Paragraph, and set the left indent to 0.53", etc.. Word did not find any of the paragraphs conforming to these attributes, even though they exist. Is there a way to search for (and select) paragraphs based on formatting parameters? I am using Word 2003. |
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How to search for (and select) paragraphs with certain formatparameters
I put the cursor in one of the pasted bullet paragraphs. I invoked
Format-BulletsAndNumbering-Customize. All the numerical positioning parameters are zero: * BulletPosition-IndentAt * TextPosition-TabSpaceAfter * TextPosition-IndentAt That's odd, I thought. So invoked the Reveal Formatting pane from the Styles and Formatting pane, and sure enough, the Bullets and Numbering section showed the above three parameters to be zero. According to Reveal Formatting, the *only* difference between bullets of different levels is in the Left Indent, in the Paragraph parameters of the Reveal Formatting pane. Suzanne, is looking at the Bullets and Numbering pane as described above what you had in mind? On Apr 30, 1:36*pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: In this case the indent is set in the Bullets (Numbering) dialog rather than Paragraph, so perhaps you should try that instead. "Paul" wrote: I posted this in another thread, but the thread title dealt with a larger contextual problem, so it may go unnoticed. In Word 2003, I want to search for, and select, all paragraphs that conform to a list of attributes e.g. left indent of 0.53", hanging indent at 0.26", etc.. *From the "Find and Replace" panel, I chose Format-Paragraph, and set the left indent to 0.53", etc.. *Word did not find any of the paragraphs conforming to these attributes, even though they exist. *Is there a way to search for (and select) paragraphs based on formatting parameters? I am using Word 2003. |
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How to search for (and select) paragraphs with certain format parameters
In Word 97-2003, you must always use the Customize Outline Numbered List dialog
box when setting options for an outline-numbered list, yes. Note that the recommended approach is to define your lists with a unique paragraph style attached to each level; you apply (and edit) number formatting via the Modify Style dialog box for the top-level style. See http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/numb...Numbering.html. If you are modifying a list that is not associated with styles, place the insertion point in the first level 1 item before clicking Format | Bullets and Numbering. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP (Message posted via NNTP) "Paul" wrote in message ... I put the cursor in one of the pasted bullet paragraphs. I invoked Format-BulletsAndNumbering-Customize. All the numerical positioning parameters are zero: * BulletPosition-IndentAt * TextPosition-TabSpaceAfter * TextPosition-IndentAt That's odd, I thought. So invoked the Reveal Formatting pane from the Styles and Formatting pane, and sure enough, the Bullets and Numbering section showed the above three parameters to be zero. According to Reveal Formatting, the *only* difference between bullets of different levels is in the Left Indent, in the Paragraph parameters of the Reveal Formatting pane. Suzanne, is looking at the Bullets and Numbering pane as described above what you had in mind? On Apr 30, 1:36 pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: In this case the indent is set in the Bullets (Numbering) dialog rather than Paragraph, so perhaps you should try that instead. "Paul" wrote: I posted this in another thread, but the thread title dealt with a larger contextual problem, so it may go unnoticed. In Word 2003, I want to search for, and select, all paragraphs that conform to a list of attributes e.g. left indent of 0.53", hanging indent at 0.26", etc.. From the "Find and Replace" panel, I chose Format-Paragraph, and set the left indent to 0.53", etc.. Word did not find any of the paragraphs conforming to these attributes, even though they exist. Is there a way to search for (and select) paragraphs based on formatting parameters? I am using Word 2003. |
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How to search for (and select) paragraphs with certain formatparameters
Stefan,
The text consists of multilevel bullets, not numbered list items. I am trying to find and select all bullets of a specific level so that I can apply a Heading style to them. Does your suggestion still apply? On Apr 30, 3:06*pm, "Stefan Blom" wrote: In Word 97-2003, you must always use the Customize Outline Numbered List dialog box when setting options for an outline-numbered list, yes. Note that the recommended approach is to define your lists with a unique paragraph style attached to each level; you apply (and edit) number formatting via the Modify Style dialog box for the top-level style. Seehttp://www.shaunakelly.com/word/numbering/OutlineNumbering.html. If you are modifying a list that is not associated with styles, place the insertion point in the first level 1 item before clicking Format | Bullets and Numbering. "Paul" wrote I put the cursor in one of the pasted bullet paragraphs. *I invoked Format-BulletsAndNumbering-Customize. *All the numerical positioning parameters are zero: ** BulletPosition-IndentAt ** TextPosition-TabSpaceAfter ** TextPosition-IndentAt That's odd, I thought. *So invoked the Reveal Formatting pane from the Styles and Formatting pane, and sure enough, the Bullets and Numbering section showed the above three parameters to be zero. *According to Reveal Formatting, the *only* difference between bullets of different levels is in the Left Indent, in the Paragraph parameters of the Reveal Formatting pane. Suzanne, is looking at the Bullets and Numbering pane as described above what you had in mind? On Apr 30, 1:36 pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: In this case the indent is set in the Bullets (Numbering) dialog rather than Paragraph, so perhaps you should try that instead. "Paul" wrote: I posted this in another thread, but the thread title dealt with a larger contextual problem, so it may go unnoticed. In Word 2003, I want to search for, and select, all paragraphs that conform to a list of attributes e.g. left indent of 0.53", hanging indent at 0.26", etc.. From the "Find and Replace" panel, I chose Format-Paragraph, and set the left indent to 0.53", etc.. Word did not find any of the paragraphs conforming to these attributes, even though they exist. Is there a way to search for (and select) paragraphs based on formatting parameters? I am using Word 2003. |
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How to search for (and select) paragraphs with certain format parameters
Paul,
You can set up multilevel/outline bullets via that same dialog box. Just choose a bullet for "Number style." There are some predefined bullets already in the drop down box, but if you don't see what you want, click "New Bullet" to select the desired bullet character. In this case I'd start with the Modify Style dialog box for Heading 1, setting up the desired bullet format for each levels, making sure to associate each level with the corresponding heading style. However, I don't know of a way to automate the application of styles to text; that, I'm afraid, will be a manual task. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP (Message posted via NNTP) "Paul" wrote in message ... Stefan, The text consists of multilevel bullets, not numbered list items. I am trying to find and select all bullets of a specific level so that I can apply a Heading style to them. Does your suggestion still apply? On Apr 30, 3:06 pm, "Stefan Blom" wrote: In Word 97-2003, you must always use the Customize Outline Numbered List dialog box when setting options for an outline-numbered list, yes. Note that the recommended approach is to define your lists with a unique paragraph style attached to each level; you apply (and edit) number formatting via the Modify Style dialog box for the top-level style. Seehttp://www.shaunakelly.com/word/numbering/OutlineNumbering.html. If you are modifying a list that is not associated with styles, place the insertion point in the first level 1 item before clicking Format | Bullets and Numbering. "Paul" wrote I put the cursor in one of the pasted bullet paragraphs. I invoked Format-BulletsAndNumbering-Customize. All the numerical positioning parameters are zero: * BulletPosition-IndentAt * TextPosition-TabSpaceAfter * TextPosition-IndentAt That's odd, I thought. So invoked the Reveal Formatting pane from the Styles and Formatting pane, and sure enough, the Bullets and Numbering section showed the above three parameters to be zero. According to Reveal Formatting, the *only* difference between bullets of different levels is in the Left Indent, in the Paragraph parameters of the Reveal Formatting pane. Suzanne, is looking at the Bullets and Numbering pane as described above what you had in mind? On Apr 30, 1:36 pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: In this case the indent is set in the Bullets (Numbering) dialog rather than Paragraph, so perhaps you should try that instead. "Paul" wrote: I posted this in another thread, but the thread title dealt with a larger contextual problem, so it may go unnoticed. In Word 2003, I want to search for, and select, all paragraphs that conform to a list of attributes e.g. left indent of 0.53", hanging indent at 0.26", etc.. From the "Find and Replace" panel, I chose Format-Paragraph, and set the left indent to 0.53", etc.. Word did not find any of the paragraphs conforming to these attributes, even though they exist. Is there a way to search for (and select) paragraphs based on formatting parameters? I am using Word 2003. |
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How to search for (and select) paragraphs with certain format parameters
Paul,
You can set up multilevel/outline bullets via that same dialog box. Just choose a bullet for "Number style." There are some predefined bullets already in the drop down box, but if you don't see what you want, click "New Bullet" to select the desired bullet character. In this case I'd start with the Modify Style dialog box for Heading 1, setting up the desired bullet format for each levels, making sure to associate each level with the corresponding heading style. However, I don't know of a way to automate the application of styles to text; that, I'm afraid, will be a manual task. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP (Message posted via NNTP) "Paul" wrote in message ... Stefan, The text consists of multilevel bullets, not numbered list items. I am trying to find and select all bullets of a specific level so that I can apply a Heading style to them. Does your suggestion still apply? On Apr 30, 3:06 pm, "Stefan Blom" wrote: In Word 97-2003, you must always use the Customize Outline Numbered List dialog box when setting options for an outline-numbered list, yes. Note that the recommended approach is to define your lists with a unique paragraph style attached to each level; you apply (and edit) number formatting via the Modify Style dialog box for the top-level style. Seehttp://www.shaunakelly.com/word/numbering/OutlineNumbering.html. If you are modifying a list that is not associated with styles, place the insertion point in the first level 1 item before clicking Format | Bullets and Numbering. "Paul" wrote I put the cursor in one of the pasted bullet paragraphs. I invoked Format-BulletsAndNumbering-Customize. All the numerical positioning parameters are zero: * BulletPosition-IndentAt * TextPosition-TabSpaceAfter * TextPosition-IndentAt That's odd, I thought. So invoked the Reveal Formatting pane from the Styles and Formatting pane, and sure enough, the Bullets and Numbering section showed the above three parameters to be zero. According to Reveal Formatting, the *only* difference between bullets of different levels is in the Left Indent, in the Paragraph parameters of the Reveal Formatting pane. Suzanne, is looking at the Bullets and Numbering pane as described above what you had in mind? On Apr 30, 1:36 pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: In this case the indent is set in the Bullets (Numbering) dialog rather than Paragraph, so perhaps you should try that instead. "Paul" wrote: I posted this in another thread, but the thread title dealt with a larger contextual problem, so it may go unnoticed. In Word 2003, I want to search for, and select, all paragraphs that conform to a list of attributes e.g. left indent of 0.53", hanging indent at 0.26", etc.. From the "Find and Replace" panel, I chose Format-Paragraph, and set the left indent to 0.53", etc.. Word did not find any of the paragraphs conforming to these attributes, even though they exist. Is there a way to search for (and select) paragraphs based on formatting parameters? I am using Word 2003. |
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How to search for (and select) paragraphs with certain formatparameters
Stefan,
The text consists of multilevel bullets, not numbered list items. I am trying to find and select all bullets of a specific level so that I can apply a Heading style to them. Does your suggestion still apply? On Apr 30, 3:06*pm, "Stefan Blom" wrote: In Word 97-2003, you must always use the Customize Outline Numbered List dialog box when setting options for an outline-numbered list, yes. Note that the recommended approach is to define your lists with a unique paragraph style attached to each level; you apply (and edit) number formatting via the Modify Style dialog box for the top-level style. Seehttp://www.shaunakelly.com/word/numbering/OutlineNumbering.html. If you are modifying a list that is not associated with styles, place the insertion point in the first level 1 item before clicking Format | Bullets and Numbering. "Paul" wrote I put the cursor in one of the pasted bullet paragraphs. *I invoked Format-BulletsAndNumbering-Customize. *All the numerical positioning parameters are zero: ** BulletPosition-IndentAt ** TextPosition-TabSpaceAfter ** TextPosition-IndentAt That's odd, I thought. *So invoked the Reveal Formatting pane from the Styles and Formatting pane, and sure enough, the Bullets and Numbering section showed the above three parameters to be zero. *According to Reveal Formatting, the *only* difference between bullets of different levels is in the Left Indent, in the Paragraph parameters of the Reveal Formatting pane. Suzanne, is looking at the Bullets and Numbering pane as described above what you had in mind? On Apr 30, 1:36 pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: In this case the indent is set in the Bullets (Numbering) dialog rather than Paragraph, so perhaps you should try that instead. "Paul" wrote: I posted this in another thread, but the thread title dealt with a larger contextual problem, so it may go unnoticed. In Word 2003, I want to search for, and select, all paragraphs that conform to a list of attributes e.g. left indent of 0.53", hanging indent at 0.26", etc.. From the "Find and Replace" panel, I chose Format-Paragraph, and set the left indent to 0.53", etc.. Word did not find any of the paragraphs conforming to these attributes, even though they exist. Is there a way to search for (and select) paragraphs based on formatting parameters? I am using Word 2003. |
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How to search for (and select) paragraphs with certain format parameters
In Word 97-2003, you must always use the Customize Outline Numbered List dialog
box when setting options for an outline-numbered list, yes. Note that the recommended approach is to define your lists with a unique paragraph style attached to each level; you apply (and edit) number formatting via the Modify Style dialog box for the top-level style. See http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/numb...Numbering.html. If you are modifying a list that is not associated with styles, place the insertion point in the first level 1 item before clicking Format | Bullets and Numbering. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP (Message posted via NNTP) "Paul" wrote in message ... I put the cursor in one of the pasted bullet paragraphs. I invoked Format-BulletsAndNumbering-Customize. All the numerical positioning parameters are zero: * BulletPosition-IndentAt * TextPosition-TabSpaceAfter * TextPosition-IndentAt That's odd, I thought. So invoked the Reveal Formatting pane from the Styles and Formatting pane, and sure enough, the Bullets and Numbering section showed the above three parameters to be zero. According to Reveal Formatting, the *only* difference between bullets of different levels is in the Left Indent, in the Paragraph parameters of the Reveal Formatting pane. Suzanne, is looking at the Bullets and Numbering pane as described above what you had in mind? On Apr 30, 1:36 pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: In this case the indent is set in the Bullets (Numbering) dialog rather than Paragraph, so perhaps you should try that instead. "Paul" wrote: I posted this in another thread, but the thread title dealt with a larger contextual problem, so it may go unnoticed. In Word 2003, I want to search for, and select, all paragraphs that conform to a list of attributes e.g. left indent of 0.53", hanging indent at 0.26", etc.. From the "Find and Replace" panel, I chose Format-Paragraph, and set the left indent to 0.53", etc.. Word did not find any of the paragraphs conforming to these attributes, even though they exist. Is there a way to search for (and select) paragraphs based on formatting parameters? I am using Word 2003. |
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How to search for (and select) paragraphs with certain formatparameters
I put the cursor in one of the pasted bullet paragraphs. I invoked
Format-BulletsAndNumbering-Customize. All the numerical positioning parameters are zero: * BulletPosition-IndentAt * TextPosition-TabSpaceAfter * TextPosition-IndentAt That's odd, I thought. So invoked the Reveal Formatting pane from the Styles and Formatting pane, and sure enough, the Bullets and Numbering section showed the above three parameters to be zero. According to Reveal Formatting, the *only* difference between bullets of different levels is in the Left Indent, in the Paragraph parameters of the Reveal Formatting pane. Suzanne, is looking at the Bullets and Numbering pane as described above what you had in mind? On Apr 30, 1:36*pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: In this case the indent is set in the Bullets (Numbering) dialog rather than Paragraph, so perhaps you should try that instead. "Paul" wrote: I posted this in another thread, but the thread title dealt with a larger contextual problem, so it may go unnoticed. In Word 2003, I want to search for, and select, all paragraphs that conform to a list of attributes e.g. left indent of 0.53", hanging indent at 0.26", etc.. *From the "Find and Replace" panel, I chose Format-Paragraph, and set the left indent to 0.53", etc.. *Word did not find any of the paragraphs conforming to these attributes, even though they exist. *Is there a way to search for (and select) paragraphs based on formatting parameters? I am using Word 2003. |
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How to search for (and select) paragraphs with certain format parameters
In this case the indent is set in the Bullets (Numbering) dialog rather than Paragraph, so perhaps you should try that instead. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Paul" wrote in message ... I posted this in another thread, but the thread title dealt with a larger contextual problem, so it may go unnoticed. In Word 2003, I want to search for, and select, all paragraphs that conform to a list of attributes e.g. left indent of 0.53", hanging indent at 0.26", etc.. From the "Find and Replace" panel, I chose Format-Paragraph, and set the left indent to 0.53", etc.. Word did not find any of the paragraphs conforming to these attributes, even though they exist. Is there a way to search for (and select) paragraphs based on formatting parameters? I am using Word 2003. |
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