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change auto numbering to "hard" numbers w/o using restart each ti.
I have a long list that is auto-numbered. I need to delete "randomly" about
1/3 of the entried, but keep the original numbering scheme. For example the list would read: 1 2 4 5 6 9 11 12 15 etc. - where items 3, 7, 8, 10, 13, and 14 were dropped from the list. I know that you can "restart" the numbering, but I have almost 500 items on the list, so restarting would be very tedious. If I can change the auto numbering to "hard coded numbers" - such that they would not change when I delete some lines, that would be ideal. Thanks, zoey-mi |
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change auto numbering to "hard" numbers w/o using restart each ti.
Open the VB Editor. (ALT+F11)
Open the Immediate Window (ViewImmediated) Type in: ActiveDocument.ConvertNumbersToText Press Enter. -- Greg Maxey/Word MVP See: http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm For some helpful tips using Word. zoey-mi wrote: I have a long list that is auto-numbered. I need to delete "randomly" about 1/3 of the entried, but keep the original numbering scheme. For example the list would read: 1 2 4 5 6 9 11 12 15 etc. - where items 3, 7, 8, 10, 13, and 14 were dropped from the list. I know that you can "restart" the numbering, but I have almost 500 items on the list, so restarting would be very tedious. If I can change the auto numbering to "hard coded numbers" - such that they would not change when I delete some lines, that would be ideal. Thanks, zoey-mi |
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change auto numbering to "hard" numbers w/o using restart each ti.
You can do it like this:
1. Select the entire list. 2. Switch to VBA, and in the immediate window, enter: Selection.Range.ListFormat.ConvertNumbersToText Presumably there's a mainstream way to do this, but I don't know what it is. "zoey-mi" wrote in message ... I have a long list that is auto-numbered. I need to delete "randomly" about 1/3 of the entried, but keep the original numbering scheme. For example the list would read: 1 2 4 5 6 9 11 12 15 etc. - where items 3, 7, 8, 10, 13, and 14 were dropped from the list. I know that you can "restart" the numbering, but I have almost 500 items on the list, so restarting would be very tedious. If I can change the auto numbering to "hard coded numbers" - such that they would not change when I delete some lines, that would be ideal. Thanks, zoey-mi |
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change auto numbering to "hard" numbers w/o using restart each ti.
Copy,paste special unformatted text.
"Jezebel" wrote in : You can do it like this: 1. Select the entire list. 2. Switch to VBA, and in the immediate window, enter: Selection.Range.ListFormat.ConvertNumbersToText Presumably there's a mainstream way to do this, but I don't know what it is. "zoey-mi" wrote in message ... I have a long list that is auto-numbered. I need to delete "randomly" about 1/3 of the entried, but keep the original numbering scheme. For example the list would read: 1 2 4 5 6 9 11 12 15 etc. - where items 3, 7, 8, 10, 13, and 14 were dropped from the list. I know that you can "restart" the numbering, but I have almost 500 items on the list, so restarting would be very tedious. If I can change the auto numbering to "hard coded numbers" - such that they would not change when I delete some lines, that would be ideal. Thanks, zoey-mi |
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change auto numbering to "hard" numbers w/o using restart each ti.
That discards any character formatting also, which you might not want to do.
"Al" wrote in message .102... Copy,paste special unformatted text. "Jezebel" wrote in : You can do it like this: 1. Select the entire list. 2. Switch to VBA, and in the immediate window, enter: Selection.Range.ListFormat.ConvertNumbersToText Presumably there's a mainstream way to do this, but I don't know what it is. "zoey-mi" wrote in message ... I have a long list that is auto-numbered. I need to delete "randomly" about 1/3 of the entried, but keep the original numbering scheme. For example the list would read: 1 2 4 5 6 9 11 12 15 etc. - where items 3, 7, 8, 10, 13, and 14 were dropped from the list. I know that you can "restart" the numbering, but I have almost 500 items on the list, so restarting would be very tedious. If I can change the auto numbering to "hard coded numbers" - such that they would not change when I delete some lines, that would be ideal. Thanks, zoey-mi |
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