Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
#1
Posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
|
|||
|
|||
Outline numbering:using a 0
I have a client who wants to use outline numbering, but wants to be able to
skip a level and use a 0 where one would normally find a 1. For example, this is what she wants: 2.0 Yak, yak, yak. 2.0.1 Yuck, yuck, yuck. Instead, Word presents this: 2.0 Yackity yack. 2.1.1 Don't talk back. Does anyone know how to make that middle digit a 0 in that case? BTW, I have faithfully (and gratefully) followed Shauna Kelly's online instructions for creating numbered headigs or outline numbering in an MS Word doc. |
#2
Posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
|
|||
|
|||
Outline numbering:using a 0
"Kimmie B" wrote:
I have a client who wants to use outline numbering, but wants to be able to skip a level and use a 0 where one would normally find a 1. For example, this is what she wants: 2.0 Yak, yak, yak. 2.0.1 Yuck, yuck, yuck. Instead, Word presents this: 2.0 Yackity yack. 2.1.1 Don't talk back. Does anyone know how to make that middle digit a 0 in that case? BTW, I have faithfully (and gratefully) followed Shauna Kelly's online instructions for creating numbered headigs or outline numbering in an MS Word doc. 2.0 would have to be "Outline level 2," 2.0.1 would have to be "Outline level 3." Just set level 2 to start at 0 instead of 1 and it will work as you want. And, I am sorry, but if you get 2.0 Yackity yack. 2.1.1 Don't talk back. you did not use outline numbering, and if you did, you made a(some) mistake(s) when following Shauna's instructions. |
#3
Posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
|
|||
|
|||
Outline numbering:using a 0
If you can show me where I made some mistakes, I'd be obliged. I've gone
over section 2 of the aforementioned article pretty closely I cannot find my error. I used heading styles. Heading 1 gives me something that looks like this: 1.0 Project Description Heading 2 gives me: 2.1 Master/Vision Planning Heading 3 gives me: 2.1.1 Purpose Heading 4 gives me: 2.1.1.1 Healthcare Indenting and numbering works perfectly, EXCEPT that numbering does not insert a 0 if I skip a heading level. "Jean-Guy Marcil" wrote: "Kimmie B" wrote: I have a client who wants to use outline numbering, but wants to be able to skip a level and use a 0 where one would normally find a 1. For example, this is what she wants: 2.0 Yak, yak, yak. 2.0.1 Yuck, yuck, yuck. Instead, Word presents this: 2.0 Yackity yack. 2.1.1 Don't talk back. Does anyone know how to make that middle digit a 0 in that case? BTW, I have faithfully (and gratefully) followed Shauna Kelly's online instructions for creating numbered headigs or outline numbering in an MS Word doc. 2.0 would have to be "Outline level 2," 2.0.1 would have to be "Outline level 3." Just set level 2 to start at 0 instead of 1 and it will work as you want. And, I am sorry, but if you get 2.0 Yackity yack. 2.1.1 Don't talk back. you did not use outline numbering, and if you did, you made a(some) mistake(s) when following Shauna's instructions. |
#4
Posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
|
|||
|
|||
Outline numbering:using a 0
I don't think that Word numbering can be forced to go to zero if a level is
skipped. You can of course have a level to start at zero but that will change all occurences of that style. Simple to solve, follow basic documentation rulings - never skip a level. It can look messy and confuse the reader. Either insert a Heading 2; or promote the necessary Heading 3 to Heading 2 (Outline View does this very quickly). All the best. DeanH "Kimmie B" wrote: If you can show me where I made some mistakes, I'd be obliged. I've gone over section 2 of the aforementioned article pretty closely I cannot find my error. I used heading styles. Heading 1 gives me something that looks like this: 1.0 Project Description Heading 2 gives me: 2.1 Master/Vision Planning Heading 3 gives me: 2.1.1 Purpose Heading 4 gives me: 2.1.1.1 Healthcare Indenting and numbering works perfectly, EXCEPT that numbering does not insert a 0 if I skip a heading level. "Jean-Guy Marcil" wrote: "Kimmie B" wrote: I have a client who wants to use outline numbering, but wants to be able to skip a level and use a 0 where one would normally find a 1. For example, this is what she wants: 2.0 Yak, yak, yak. 2.0.1 Yuck, yuck, yuck. Instead, Word presents this: 2.0 Yackity yack. 2.1.1 Don't talk back. Does anyone know how to make that middle digit a 0 in that case? BTW, I have faithfully (and gratefully) followed Shauna Kelly's online instructions for creating numbered headigs or outline numbering in an MS Word doc. 2.0 would have to be "Outline level 2," 2.0.1 would have to be "Outline level 3." Just set level 2 to start at 0 instead of 1 and it will work as you want. And, I am sorry, but if you get 2.0 Yackity yack. 2.1.1 Don't talk back. you did not use outline numbering, and if you did, you made a(some) mistake(s) when following Shauna's instructions. |
#5
Posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
|
|||
|
|||
Outline numbering:using a 0
"Kimmie B" wrote:
If you can show me where I made some mistakes, I'd be obliged. I've gone over section 2 of the aforementioned article pretty closely I cannot find my error. Maybe there is confusion arising from the gap between your expectations/desires and Word limits. I do not understand what you mean by "skipping a level". In your sample below, you do not skip a level, you just go from 1.0 to 2.1. That, to me, does not make sense. Where is 2.0 (or 2.)? Is that the skipped level you mention? Also, 1.0 cannot be level 1, unless the 0 is hard coded into the level 1 definition. 1.0 must be level 2 (or heading 2). How did you get Word to display 1.0? I must be missing something here... I used heading styles. Heading 1 gives me something that looks like this: 1.0 Project Description Heading 2 gives me: 2.1 Master/Vision Planning Heading 3 gives me: 2.1.1 Purpose Heading 4 gives me: 2.1.1.1 Healthcare Indenting and numbering works perfectly, EXCEPT that numbering does not insert a 0 if I skip a heading level. Can you show us an example of text with a skipped level? |
#6
Posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
|
|||
|
|||
Outline numbering:using a 0
"Jean-Guy Marcil" wrote: "Kimmie B" wrote: If you can show me where I made some mistakes, I'd be obliged. I've gone over section 2 of the aforementioned article pretty closely I cannot find my error. Maybe there is confusion arising from the gap between your expectations/desires and Word limits. I do not understand what you mean by "skipping a level". What I mean by "skipping a level" is designating one paragraph as a Heading 1 (level 1, "1.0") and the paragraph that immediately follows as a Heading 3 (level 3, which I'd like to be numbered as "1.0.1") Therefore, there is no Heading 2 as one would expect in proper writing form. (It's what the client asked for.) I concur with DeanH's suggestion to follow basic documentation ruling and never skip a level. I'm trying to balance what I know to be basic writing rules and the format that the client wants. I appreciate your time and comments. If you know of a way to force Word to use a 0 when a skip a heading level, that would be great. In your sample below, you do not skip a level, you just go from 1.0 to 2.1. That, to me, does not make sense. Where is 2.0 (or 2.)? Is that the skipped level you mention? Also, 1.0 cannot be level 1, unless the 0 is hard coded into the level 1 definition. 1.0 must be level 2 (or heading 2). How did you get Word to display 1.0? I added the 0 on the Customize Outline Numbered List in the Number format field for Level 1 only. For levels 2-4 I used the default numbering format, and then level 5 does has some alternate formatting that the client asked for. All those work just fine. I must be missing something here... I used heading styles. Heading 1 gives me something that looks like this: 1.0 Project Description Heading 2 gives me: 2.1 Master/Vision Planning Heading 3 gives me: 2.1.1 Purpose Heading 4 gives me: 2.1.1.1 Healthcare Indenting and numbering works perfectly, EXCEPT that numbering does not insert a 0 if I skip a heading level. Can you show us an example of text with a skipped level? |
#7
Posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
|
|||
|
|||
Outline numbering:using a 0
Sorry: I neglected to give you an example of a skipped level.
1.0 Overview (created by applying a Heading 1 style) 1.1.1 Resources Provided (created by applying a Heading 3 style) In the example above, there is no Heading 2 between the H1 and the H3. Ideally, the client would like the H3 to be numbered thusly: 1.0.1 Is that possible? I don't want to set the numbering to start at 0 because that would mess up the majority of instances in which I did not skip a heading level. "Jean-Guy Marcil" wrote: "Kimmie B" wrote: If you can show me where I made some mistakes, I'd be obliged. I've gone over section 2 of the aforementioned article pretty closely I cannot find my error. Maybe there is confusion arising from the gap between your expectations/desires and Word limits. I do not understand what you mean by "skipping a level". In your sample below, you do not skip a level, you just go from 1.0 to 2.1. That, to me, does not make sense. Where is 2.0 (or 2.)? Is that the skipped level you mention? Also, 1.0 cannot be level 1, unless the 0 is hard coded into the level 1 definition. 1.0 must be level 2 (or heading 2). How did you get Word to display 1.0? I must be missing something here... I used heading styles. Heading 1 gives me something that looks like this: 1.0 Project Description Heading 2 gives me: 2.1 Master/Vision Planning Heading 3 gives me: 2.1.1 Purpose Heading 4 gives me: 2.1.1.1 Healthcare Indenting and numbering works perfectly, EXCEPT that numbering does not insert a 0 if I skip a heading level. Can you show us an example of text with a skipped level? |
#8
Posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
|
|||
|
|||
Outline numbering:using a 0
If I understand this correctly, it is level1 that needs to be skipped. 1.0
is then applied at level 2 and 1.0.1 by level three. Set level three to start at 0 and remove the full stop (period) from the after the 0 in level 2. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Kimmie B wrote: Sorry: I neglected to give you an example of a skipped level. 1.0 Overview (created by applying a Heading 1 style) 1.1.1 Resources Provided (created by applying a Heading 3 style) In the example above, there is no Heading 2 between the H1 and the H3. Ideally, the client would like the H3 to be numbered thusly: 1.0.1 Is that possible? I don't want to set the numbering to start at 0 because that would mess up the majority of instances in which I did not skip a heading level. "Jean-Guy Marcil" wrote: "Kimmie B" wrote: If you can show me where I made some mistakes, I'd be obliged. I've gone over section 2 of the aforementioned article pretty closely I cannot find my error. Maybe there is confusion arising from the gap between your expectations/desires and Word limits. I do not understand what you mean by "skipping a level". In your sample below, you do not skip a level, you just go from 1.0 to 2.1. That, to me, does not make sense. Where is 2.0 (or 2.)? Is that the skipped level you mention? Also, 1.0 cannot be level 1, unless the 0 is hard coded into the level 1 definition. 1.0 must be level 2 (or heading 2). How did you get Word to display 1.0? I must be missing something here... I used heading styles. Heading 1 gives me something that looks like this: 1.0 Project Description Heading 2 gives me: 2.1 Master/Vision Planning Heading 3 gives me: 2.1.1 Purpose Heading 4 gives me: 2.1.1.1 Healthcare Indenting and numbering works perfectly, EXCEPT that numbering does not insert a 0 if I skip a heading level. Can you show us an example of text with a skipped level? |
#9
Posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
|
|||
|
|||
Outline numbering:using a 0
"Kimmie B" wrote:
Sorry: I neglected to give you an example of a skipped level. 1.0 Overview (created by applying a Heading 1 style) 1.1.1 Resources Provided (created by applying a Heading 3 style) In the example above, there is no Heading 2 between the H1 and the H3. Ideally, the client would like the H3 to be numbered thusly: 1.0.1 Is that possible? I don't want to set the numbering to start at 0 because that would mess up the majority of instances in which I did not skip a heading level. I gave you the answer in my first reply: "2.0 would have to be "Outline level 2," 2.0.1 would have to be "Outline level 3." Just set level 2 to start at 0 instead of 1 and it will work as you want." ;-) To get: 1.0 Text Level 1 1.0.1. Text Level 3 1.0.2. Text Level 3 1.0.3. Text Level 3 2.0 Text Level 1 2.0.1. Text Level 3 2.0.2. Text Level 3 2.0.3. Text Level 3 Just set level 2 to start at "0", and as you have already done, include the "0" as a plain character in the number format of Level 1. If you need 1.0 Text Level 1 1.0.1. Text Level 3 1.0.2. Text Level 3 1.0.3. Text Level 3 1.1.1. Text Level 3 1.1.2. Text Level 3 Your client is just plain weird. Readers will look for 1.1 in the example above. You will need a level 2 paragraph between "1.0.3. Text Level 3" and "1.1.1. Text Level 3". But, if you want it skipped, just set the font attribute of the level 2 style to "Hidden." In fact, you should also insert one of those hidden paragraph between "1.0 Text Level 1" and "1.0.1. Text Level 3". |
Reply |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Outline Numbering | New Users | |||
Manual numbering to auto (outline) numbering | Microsoft Word Help | |||
Changing numbering in std outline screws up existing numbering? | Microsoft Word Help | |||
How do I get proper numbering level in outline numbering | Microsoft Word Help | |||
Outline numbering | Microsoft Word Help |