Hi Ignatius
From what I have read online, this is a Word bug.
It is a Word bug, but probably not in the way you imagine. It's not that
what you're doing should work. Rather, Word shouldn't let you do what you're
doing!
Word manages numbering by creating a structure that holds the numbering
scheme. You and I don't see that structure directly. Within that structure,
there are 9 levels. There "should be" only *one* style attached to each
level. For example: Heading 1 goes with level 1; Heading 2 goes with level 2
etc. But if you create a style based on a numbered style, as you've done,
there are now several styles all competing for the same position in the
structure. So, typically Heading 2 would be at level 2 in this 9-level
structure. But you now have several styles that all think they are at level
2. The result of that conflict is what you're seeing.
So what you're doing is exploiting a flaw in Word's logic. Sometimes Word
lets you get away with it, and sometimes it doesn't! However, this technique
(of basing styles on existing numbered styles) is widely used, and I even
have a booklet from Microsoft advocating the practice.
I personally wouldn't do it this way. Some alternative methods a
- formalize your documents so that all paragraphs with the same kind of
numbering have the same kind of formatting (which makes it better for the
reader)
- use direct formatting to achieve the tabs, centred, space-before
requirements
- use SEQ fields instead of paragraph numbering
Hope this helps.
Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP.
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word
"Ignatius" wrote in message
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Hi Robert,
Thanks for helping out.
The two news styles will be based on Heading 2 but have a number of
significant modifications, such as no tabs, centered, etc.
I believe I have a resolution for this, or at least more information that
would help others in the future. Originally, I found that creating the
two
new styles based on Heading 2 works fine, with no modifications to the two
new styles. I then found that all but one change allows both the two new
styles and Heading 2 to impact each other. (Some more background, our
Heading 2 was modified to included outline numbering...this is a huge deal
I
found out).
So, now I have Heading 2 with outline numbering and two new styles based
off
of Heading 2 including the outline numbering, and a few other
modifications:
- no tabs
- centered
- kerning at 14pt
- 6pt before spacing
As soon as I modify with the two new styles to be aligned at .1" (via
Bullets and NumberingCustomizeNumber PositionAligned at
the numbering
for Heading 2 no longer shows in the document.
From what I have read online, this is a Word bug. Numbering Lists &
Outline
Numbering built into styles causes a conflict with the parent style and
the
style 'pulling' from the parent style.
"Robert M. Franz (RMF)" wrote:
Hello Ignatius
Ignatius wrote:
I am trying to build two new styles off of Heading 2 that are to be
outline
numbered just like Heading 2.
Can elaborate more what this means exactly (and _why_ you need two more
styles to act in the same way as H2)?
I feel like, if you really want those two styles to be part of the same
outline as your H1 and H1, you might have to resort to field-based
numbering. But I cannot be certain unless you give more details.
Greetinx
Robert
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