I'm seeing the same thing; the "Format beginning of list item..." option
seems to work reliably only when you are using it with the "Automatic
numbered lists" option (Tools | AutoCorrect dialog box, AutoFormat As
You Type tab). Therefore, I'd stick to manually applying bold
formatting. It will be safer than having Word generate numbered lists
automatically.
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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP
"Sharpeyes" wrote in message
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Thanks for the info, everybody. However, while I am able to make use
of the
"Format beginning of list item
like the one before it" feature to make each paragraph start out with
a
bold/underlined first sentence, this info is not retained when I name
a
style after it.
Specifically, although I can store the paragraph as a style, when I
activate
the style, the toggling between bold/underlined to
non-bold/non-underlined
does not happen, and all the sentences I type end up being bold
(instead of
just the first sentence). What am I doing wrong? By the way, I am
using
Word 2000.
Barry
"Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote in message
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For lists, you can get some of what the OP wants. Tools -
AutoCorrect
Options - AutoFormat as You Type tab. Tick "Format beginning of list
item
like the one before it". This done, Word will attempt to repeat the
formatting pattern applied to the first list item to the rest of the
items
in the list. This is keyed to sentence punctuation, though. So, if
the
first item is:
1. Hello. My name is Harry.
...and Hello is italicized, then the first "sentence" in each
numbered
item will be italicized, too. However, done this way:
1. Hello, my name is Harry.
If Hello is italicized, then Word will use italics for all of the
remaining list items.
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Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com
"Stefan Blom" wrote in message
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You can apply a character style to format the first sentence
differently. But, unlike some page layout software, Word cannot
apply
the formatting automatically.
For help on numbering, see
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/numb...Numbering.html.
If you need a run-in sidehead, see
http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/RunInSidehead.htm.
For more on styles in Word, see
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/styl...sOnStyles.html.
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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP
"Barry Fung" wrote in message
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I have seen someone program a style such that the first sentence
in a
paragraph is bold and underlined, and the following sentences have
the
bold
and underlined turned off. He also has "numbering" turned on so
that
by
applying this "style", he is quickly able to produce an itemized
list
of
paragraphs, with each paragraph having its own emphasized heading
(which is
the first sentence in the paragraph). Can anyone tell me how this
can
be
done?
Thanks,
Barry