Hi,
In a template for Word 2003, I'm trying to define two different outlined
bulleted lists, both having three levels. I have defined them following
Shauna Kelly's instructions. The only thing I did differently, is that I have
defined my own paragraph styles for each level, since there is only one
Word-defined group of styles (List Bullet ..) for bullets. Besides, for my
purposes each level has it's own font properties. Of course, I linked my own
styles to the appropriate levels in the lists.

But ... when I apply one of the lists to some paragraphs and then decide to
apply the other list, Word loses the level information; all paragraphs return
to level 1. How can I prevent this?

José Spanjaard

Have you created a style for each type of list? This usually works better
than trying to apply a format manually.

"José Spanjaard" wrote in message
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Hi,
In a template for Word 2003, I'm trying to define two different outlined
bulleted lists, both having three levels. I have defined them following
Shauna Kelly's instructions. The only thing I did differently, is that I
have
defined my own paragraph styles for each level, since there is only one
Word-defined group of styles (List Bullet ..) for bullets. Besides, for my
purposes each level has it's own font properties. Of course, I linked my
own
styles to the appropriate levels in the lists.

But ... when I apply one of the lists to some paragraphs and then decide
to
apply the other list, Word loses the level information; all paragraphs
return
to level 1. How can I prevent this?

José Spanjaard

Have you created a style for each type of list? This usually works better
than trying to apply a format manually.

Yes, the styles I have created so far a
Bullets 1, with linked paragraph styles Bull1Level1, Bull1Level2,
Bull1Level3 and
Bullets 2, with linked paragraph styles Bull2Level1, Bull2Level2, Bull2Level3

Where, by the way, the linked styles for level 1 'disappear' and are
replaced by Bullets 1 resp. Bullets 2. Another puzzling issue...

Reading between the lines, I think you are setting up a List Style called
Bullets 1 (resp Bullets 2), and also linking the levels to Paragraph Styles?

If so, I think that will be the cause of your problem. You need to set the
numbering format up from the Bull1Level1 *paragraph style*. Modify (resp.
Bull2Level1). Choose the Outline Numbering tab and link all the paragraph
styles to their levels in the Customize dialog.

You'll need to delete the Bullets list styles from your document or they
could get applied by accident and overwrite your paragraph style linking.
(To be on the safe side, since you can't delete List Templates, I would
start in a fresh document.)

--
Margaret Aldis - Microsoft Word MVP
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"José Spanjaard" wrote in message
...
Have you created a style for each type of list? This usually works better
than trying to apply a format manually.

Yes, the styles I have created so far a
Bullets 1, with linked paragraph styles Bull1Level1, Bull1Level2,
Bull1Level3 and
Bullets 2, with linked paragraph styles Bull2Level1, Bull2Level2,
Bull2Level3

Where, by the way, the linked styles for level 1 'disappear' and are
replaced by Bullets 1 resp. Bullets 2. Another puzzling issue...