[Stefan Blom[_3_]]

From your description, I suspect that you are creating an outline-numbered
list of headings? If so, note that the built-in headings, by default, have
"Normal" set as the "Style for following paragraph" which means that Word
applies Normal when you press Enter at the end of a heading paragraph. You
will have to modify each heading style. To do that for, say, Heading 1,
right-click the style name in the Styles pane (Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S) and choose
Modify from the context menu. You can then change "Style for following
paragraph" to "Heading 1" and click OK.

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP



"Ron Johnson" wrote in message
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I have 2003 version of Word at work. I am trying to create an outline
numbered list with 3 levels. When I hit the enter button after typing the
text for an item, word does not seem to recognize that it should continue
the
list. The next line just has normal formatting, and I'm forced to use the
format painter brush to copy a previous item from the list, and then Word
seems to recognize it as part of the list. I have verified the "Apply
Automatic Numbered Lists" is checked in the Tools/Autocorrect
Options/Autoformat as you type menu.

An observation about Word and Microsoft applications in general: I am not
really a "new" user of Word - I just feel like one every time I use it.
Despite sometimes poring over help menus for hours at a time trying to
resolve a problem, I often cannot figure it out. Word just seems to
consistently not do what I want it to do, and do what I don't want it to
do.
I perceive myself as an intelligent person, but this application continues
to
baffle me almost every time I try to use it. It needs to be more
intuitive,
and I think the programmers need to anticipate problems users may have and
start developing applications the average user can actually use without
tearing their hair out. Does anyone else feel the same way about this
terribly designed application? Can I get some validation here?
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Ron Johnson