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Numbered Lists unilaterally converting to bulleted - Word 2007
Problem: When attempting to get a "level 5 body" numbered list to restart at
1, it converts to bulleted, then when converting to body level 5 numbered, it restarts at some number other than 1, and when restarting at 1, changes back to bulleted, ad nauseum. Discussion: I am working on a fairly large tech document that uses five levels of headings and body. And within the bodies are numbered and bulleted lists. In Level 5, there is a numbered list that starts at 1, 2, 3, etc. This is followed by a bulleted list. Then there is a numbered list. The numbered list is starting at "5" so I want to reset it back to 1. But when I command a "restart at 1" it converts it to bulleted. And I mean it actually converts to the style named, "level 5 bulleted." What is strange about this, is that level 5 numbered is based on level 5 normal, whereas level 5 bulleted is based on Normal: they don't even have the same root paragraph style. And as described above, converting the bulleted level 5 style back to numbered results in the style going back to its aforementioned number "5." This is the only list level I'm having trouble with in the document. Anybody have an idea as to what is going on? And how to fix it? TIA geo |
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Numbered Lists unilaterally converting to bulleted - Word 2007
Did you set up numbering as a multilevel list?
-- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "duluth george" wrote in message ... Problem: When attempting to get a "level 5 body" numbered list to restart at 1, it converts to bulleted, then when converting to body level 5 numbered, it restarts at some number other than 1, and when restarting at 1, changes back to bulleted, ad nauseum. Discussion: I am working on a fairly large tech document that uses five levels of headings and body. And within the bodies are numbered and bulleted lists. In Level 5, there is a numbered list that starts at 1, 2, 3, etc. This is followed by a bulleted list. Then there is a numbered list. The numbered list is starting at "5" so I want to reset it back to 1. But when I command a "restart at 1" it converts it to bulleted. And I mean it actually converts to the style named, "level 5 bulleted." What is strange about this, is that level 5 numbered is based on level 5 normal, whereas level 5 bulleted is based on Normal: they don't even have the same root paragraph style. And as described above, converting the bulleted level 5 style back to numbered results in the style going back to its aforementioned number "5." This is the only list level I'm having trouble with in the document. Anybody have an idea as to what is going on? And how to fix it? TIA geo |
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Level six list unilaterally changing indenting - Word 2007
"Stefan Blom" wrote: Did you set up numbering as a multilevel list? -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP Stefan - the problem document originated as a Word X.X version from perhaps ten years ago. So the lists were based on what Word was doing back then. I have since converted it to docx format. Perhaps this is where some of the formatting dyspepsia is coming from. Since your reply, I have largely beaten the original problem to death. It is solved to my satisfaction. However, I have a new and improved problem and if you'll notice I have highjacked the original subject line. Perhaps you have some insight into the following: Some new text has been recently added in at "Level Six" in lists. The original writer of this text used Word2007 and formatted it as a Level Six header in outline. He ran the included lists continuously. I am having to go through and where necessary, "restart at 1" to get the numbering restarted. OK, whenever I do this, my commanded indent of 1.75" (with 0.25 in overhang) unilaterally changes to a 2.25 indent on the first element of the newly restarted list. I can manually move the indents back to 1.75", but I am afraid that should I make any auto changes I'm going to be looking at a whole bunch of 2.25 indents again. Do you have any idea why Word forces these formatting changes? I am assuming I'm commiting some code faux pas and Word is trying to keep me from doing what I'm doing. Thanks for any insight into the problem. geo |
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Level six list unilaterally changing indenting - Word 2007
Restarting numbered lists can be tricky in Word. If you can use a higher
level to restart the numbering, that is usually an easier approach. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "duluth george" wrote in message ... "Stefan Blom" wrote: Did you set up numbering as a multilevel list? -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP Stefan - the problem document originated as a Word X.X version from perhaps ten years ago. So the lists were based on what Word was doing back then. I have since converted it to docx format. Perhaps this is where some of the formatting dyspepsia is coming from. Since your reply, I have largely beaten the original problem to death. It is solved to my satisfaction. However, I have a new and improved problem and if you'll notice I have highjacked the original subject line. Perhaps you have some insight into the following: Some new text has been recently added in at "Level Six" in lists. The original writer of this text used Word2007 and formatted it as a Level Six header in outline. He ran the included lists continuously. I am having to go through and where necessary, "restart at 1" to get the numbering restarted. OK, whenever I do this, my commanded indent of 1.75" (with 0.25 in overhang) unilaterally changes to a 2.25 indent on the first element of the newly restarted list. I can manually move the indents back to 1.75", but I am afraid that should I make any auto changes I'm going to be looking at a whole bunch of 2.25 indents again. Do you have any idea why Word forces these formatting changes? I am assuming I'm commiting some code faux pas and Word is trying to keep me from doing what I'm doing. Thanks for any insight into the problem. geo |
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