I want to be able to use auto-numbered headings and then, after a period or
colon, change to body text within the same paragraph. Then, when I hit the
hard return key, go back to the auto numbered heading again. I know this
must be appallingly simple, or word would have included it somewhere in the
help screens that came with the software (Word 2003). But so far, I haven't
found it. Can anyone help me out here? Thanks.

Hi...all you have to do is click on INSERT...BREAK...then select TEXT
WRAPPING BREAK if you want to write a paragraph...Add another TEXT WRAPPING
BREAK as a hard return...

To continue with your auto-numbering, just add ANOTHER TEXT WRAPPING BREAK,
and another hard return. This will bring you back to continue your
numbering...PLAY AROUND WITH THE TEXT WRAPPING BREAK...

"hoffmanjm" wrote:

I want to be able to use auto-numbered headings and then, after a period or
colon, change to body text within the same paragraph. Then, when I hit the
hard return key, go back to the auto numbered heading again. I know this
must be appallingly simple, or word would have included it somewhere in the
help screens that came with the software (Word 2003). But so far, I haven't
found it. Can anyone help me out here? Thanks.

See http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/RunInSidehead.htm. If you want the
styles to alternate, you'll need to select each as the "Style for following
paragraph" of the other.

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I want to be able to use auto-numbered headings and then, after a period
or
colon, change to body text within the same paragraph. Then, when I hit
the
hard return key, go back to the auto numbered heading again. I know this
must be appallingly simple, or word would have included it somewhere in
the
help screens that came with the software (Word 2003). But so far, I
haven't
found it. Can anyone help me out here? Thanks.