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How to customize Word Numbering
I come from a graphic design background (I know and love InDesign dearly). Now I am in a developer environment where legal style numbering for more technical documentation, and editability by others, is required, meaning "we use Word here."
Word's auto numbering baffles me when it comes to modifying styles and tabs to achieve a layout that is easier to scan. I have spent hours combing the web only to find that this area seems rife with confusion, or only partial information. Is there a resource exist that addresses Word's numbering and page layout features from a designer's point of view? Most texts cover the basics from a reference style point of view, covering each function, but providing no hint as to visual elegance or style in the resulting appearance. Am I being naive--is this expecting too much? Failing that, how would you go about adjusting the way that word lays out its auto numbering... from 1 to 1.1 to 1.1.1, ad infinitum, so that you can force tabs and copy to line up mor evenly (rather than indent further and further across the page, causing the copy that accompanies any numbered item to zig zag with a ragged left edge)? Thank you! James |
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more info (forgot this part)
Sorry...
I'm using Word 2007 on Vista, if this is of use to your reply. James |
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more info (forgot this part)
See the following article on fellow MVP, Shauna Kelly's website "How to
create numbered headings or outline numbering in your Microsoft Word document" at: http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/numb...Numbering.html As you are using Word 2007, you should also take not of the following comments by fellow MVP Stefan Blom Quote The list formatting does not include line spacing. To have different line spacing for each level in the list, associate a unique paragraph style (with the desired line spacing defined) with each numbering level. Here's how to do that: Place the insertion point in the first top-level item of your list. On the Home tab, click Multilevel List and then click Define New Multilevel List. In the dialog box, first click the More button to see all options (if necessary). Then, for each level, choose a style name in the "Link level to style" box. When you are done, click OK. Note that assigning a paragraph style for each numbering level has been the recommended approach for Word versions 97 and later. The difference is that Word 2007 no longer allows you to access the numbering options via the top-level paragraph style (which was the recommended approach in older versions; see http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/numb...umbering.html). The new approach offered by Word 2007 is to create a list style, via Home tab | Multilevel List | Define New List Style. Once created, a list style appears at Home tab | Multilevel List (under "List Styles"). The advantage of list styles is that they can be modified via the Modify Style dialog box like any other style, but note that list styles do not replace assigning paragraph styles to numbering levels. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP Unquote -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP James Hebert wrote in message ... Sorry... I'm using Word 2007 on Vista, if this is of use to your reply. James |
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