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Multilevel lists
Our office creates many documents with multilevel lists in them. Typically
these lists are a mix of headings and numbered paragraphs. They usually look something like this: 1. Heading (bold, underline)[List level 1] 1.1 Heading (bold)[List level 2] a. Paragraph (default styling)[List level 3] i. List (default styling or no spacing)[List level 4] The number scheme is fairly consistent from document to document, but the styling isn't. E.g. in another document list level 2 might be a paragraph and level 3 might be a list with no spacing between paragraphs; or all four levels may be headings and styled bold and underline. The office used to have a style sheet that split each of these different list elements up; there were separate sets of styles for numbered headings, numbered paragraphs and for numbered lists. The above example would have been created using styles from all three sets. This was before my time (and before Word 2007) so I am not sure exactly how it worked but apparently the three unlinked sets behaved as though they were all part of one multilevel list. E.g. Level 2 would properly restart after level 1. Word 2007, however, broke this system. I've tried to replace it with just one list style linked to the heading styles. By default all the heading styles are default styling and if you want something bold or underline you just make a quick change to the style. Totally reasonable right? But my boss hates this. He can't wrap his head around having to do a bit of setup work for a list. He wants it back the old way. He is very insistent on this. It's driving him crazy. I've no idea how the old system worked. That it did at all makes no sense to me. Does anyone have any idea? Your insight would be much appreciated. I'm not crazy telling him that it's impossible am I? |
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Set up a multilevel list of headings, so that Heading 1 is linked to level
1, Heading 2 is linked to level 2, and so on. To have a different style follow the numbering of (say) Heading 1, base that style on Heading 1. You can change any text characteristics of that "child" style, but don't try to change its numbering settings. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Fraser Page" Fraser wrote in message ... Our office creates many documents with multilevel lists in them. Typically these lists are a mix of headings and numbered paragraphs. They usually look something like this: 1. Heading (bold, underline)[List level 1] 1.1 Heading (bold)[List level 2] a. Paragraph (default styling)[List level 3] i. List (default styling or no spacing)[List level 4] The number scheme is fairly consistent from document to document, but the styling isn't. E.g. in another document list level 2 might be a paragraph and level 3 might be a list with no spacing between paragraphs; or all four levels may be headings and styled bold and underline. The office used to have a style sheet that split each of these different list elements up; there were separate sets of styles for numbered headings, numbered paragraphs and for numbered lists. The above example would have been created using styles from all three sets. This was before my time (and before Word 2007) so I am not sure exactly how it worked but apparently the three unlinked sets behaved as though they were all part of one multilevel list. E.g. Level 2 would properly restart after level 1. Word 2007, however, broke this system. I've tried to replace it with just one list style linked to the heading styles. By default all the heading styles are default styling and if you want something bold or underline you just make a quick change to the style. Totally reasonable right? But my boss hates this. He can't wrap his head around having to do a bit of setup work for a list. He wants it back the old way. He is very insistent on this. It's driving him crazy. I've no idea how the old system worked. That it did at all makes no sense to me. Does anyone have any idea? Your insight would be much appreciated. I'm not crazy telling him that it's impossible am I? |
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Amazing! Thank you so much. This is wonderful.
"Stefan Blom" wrote: Set up a multilevel list of headings, so that Heading 1 is linked to level 1, Heading 2 is linked to level 2, and so on. To have a different style follow the numbering of (say) Heading 1, base that style on Heading 1. You can change any text characteristics of that "child" style, but don't try to change its numbering settings. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Fraser Page" Fraser wrote in message ... Our office creates many documents with multilevel lists in them. Typically these lists are a mix of headings and numbered paragraphs. They usually look something like this: 1. Heading (bold, underline)[List level 1] 1.1 Heading (bold)[List level 2] a. Paragraph (default styling)[List level 3] i. List (default styling or no spacing)[List level 4] The number scheme is fairly consistent from document to document, but the styling isn't. E.g. in another document list level 2 might be a paragraph and level 3 might be a list with no spacing between paragraphs; or all four levels may be headings and styled bold and underline. The office used to have a style sheet that split each of these different list elements up; there were separate sets of styles for numbered headings, numbered paragraphs and for numbered lists. The above example would have been created using styles from all three sets. This was before my time (and before Word 2007) so I am not sure exactly how it worked but apparently the three unlinked sets behaved as though they were all part of one multilevel list. E.g. Level 2 would properly restart after level 1. Word 2007, however, broke this system. I've tried to replace it with just one list style linked to the heading styles. By default all the heading styles are default styling and if you want something bold or underline you just make a quick change to the style. Totally reasonable right? But my boss hates this. He can't wrap his head around having to do a bit of setup work for a list. He wants it back the old way. He is very insistent on this. It's driving him crazy. I've no idea how the old system worked. That it did at all makes no sense to me. Does anyone have any idea? Your insight would be much appreciated. I'm not crazy telling him that it's impossible am I? . |
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Amazing! Thank you so much. This is wonderful.
"Stefan Blom" wrote: Set up a multilevel list of headings, so that Heading 1 is linked to level 1, Heading 2 is linked to level 2, and so on. To have a different style follow the numbering of (say) Heading 1, base that style on Heading 1. You can change any text characteristics of that "child" style, but don't try to change its numbering settings. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Fraser Page" Fraser wrote in message ... Our office creates many documents with multilevel lists in them. Typically these lists are a mix of headings and numbered paragraphs. They usually look something like this: 1. Heading (bold, underline)[List level 1] 1.1 Heading (bold)[List level 2] a. Paragraph (default styling)[List level 3] i. List (default styling or no spacing)[List level 4] The number scheme is fairly consistent from document to document, but the styling isn't. E.g. in another document list level 2 might be a paragraph and level 3 might be a list with no spacing between paragraphs; or all four levels may be headings and styled bold and underline. The office used to have a style sheet that split each of these different list elements up; there were separate sets of styles for numbered headings, numbered paragraphs and for numbered lists. The above example would have been created using styles from all three sets. This was before my time (and before Word 2007) so I am not sure exactly how it worked but apparently the three unlinked sets behaved as though they were all part of one multilevel list. E.g. Level 2 would properly restart after level 1. Word 2007, however, broke this system. I've tried to replace it with just one list style linked to the heading styles. By default all the heading styles are default styling and if you want something bold or underline you just make a quick change to the style. Totally reasonable right? But my boss hates this. He can't wrap his head around having to do a bit of setup work for a list. He wants it back the old way. He is very insistent on this. It's driving him crazy. I've no idea how the old system worked. That it did at all makes no sense to me. Does anyone have any idea? Your insight would be much appreciated. I'm not crazy telling him that it's impossible am I? . |
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Amazing! Thank you so much. This is just great!
"Stefan Blom" wrote: Set up a multilevel list of headings, so that Heading 1 is linked to level 1, Heading 2 is linked to level 2, and so on. To have a different style follow the numbering of (say) Heading 1, base that style on Heading 1. You can change any text characteristics of that "child" style, but don't try to change its numbering settings. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Fraser Page" Fraser wrote in message ... Our office creates many documents with multilevel lists in them. Typically these lists are a mix of headings and numbered paragraphs. They usually look something like this: 1. Heading (bold, underline)[List level 1] 1.1 Heading (bold)[List level 2] a. Paragraph (default styling)[List level 3] i. List (default styling or no spacing)[List level 4] The number scheme is fairly consistent from document to document, but the styling isn't. E.g. in another document list level 2 might be a paragraph and level 3 might be a list with no spacing between paragraphs; or all four levels may be headings and styled bold and underline. The office used to have a style sheet that split each of these different list elements up; there were separate sets of styles for numbered headings, numbered paragraphs and for numbered lists. The above example would have been created using styles from all three sets. This was before my time (and before Word 2007) so I am not sure exactly how it worked but apparently the three unlinked sets behaved as though they were all part of one multilevel list. E.g. Level 2 would properly restart after level 1. Word 2007, however, broke this system. I've tried to replace it with just one list style linked to the heading styles. By default all the heading styles are default styling and if you want something bold or underline you just make a quick change to the style. Totally reasonable right? But my boss hates this. He can't wrap his head around having to do a bit of setup work for a list. He wants it back the old way. He is very insistent on this. It's driving him crazy. I've no idea how the old system worked. That it did at all makes no sense to me. Does anyone have any idea? Your insight would be much appreciated. I'm not crazy telling him that it's impossible am I? . |
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Amazing! Thank you so much. This is just great!
"Stefan Blom" wrote: Set up a multilevel list of headings, so that Heading 1 is linked to level 1, Heading 2 is linked to level 2, and so on. To have a different style follow the numbering of (say) Heading 1, base that style on Heading 1. You can change any text characteristics of that "child" style, but don't try to change its numbering settings. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Fraser Page" Fraser wrote in message ... Our office creates many documents with multilevel lists in them. Typically these lists are a mix of headings and numbered paragraphs. They usually look something like this: 1. Heading (bold, underline)[List level 1] 1.1 Heading (bold)[List level 2] a. Paragraph (default styling)[List level 3] i. List (default styling or no spacing)[List level 4] The number scheme is fairly consistent from document to document, but the styling isn't. E.g. in another document list level 2 might be a paragraph and level 3 might be a list with no spacing between paragraphs; or all four levels may be headings and styled bold and underline. The office used to have a style sheet that split each of these different list elements up; there were separate sets of styles for numbered headings, numbered paragraphs and for numbered lists. The above example would have been created using styles from all three sets. This was before my time (and before Word 2007) so I am not sure exactly how it worked but apparently the three unlinked sets behaved as though they were all part of one multilevel list. E.g. Level 2 would properly restart after level 1. Word 2007, however, broke this system. I've tried to replace it with just one list style linked to the heading styles. By default all the heading styles are default styling and if you want something bold or underline you just make a quick change to the style. Totally reasonable right? But my boss hates this. He can't wrap his head around having to do a bit of setup work for a list. He wants it back the old way. He is very insistent on this. It's driving him crazy. I've no idea how the old system worked. That it did at all makes no sense to me. Does anyone have any idea? Your insight would be much appreciated. I'm not crazy telling him that it's impossible am I? . |
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You are welcome. I'm glad I could help!
-- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Fraser Page" wrote in message ... Amazing! Thank you so much. This is just great! "Stefan Blom" wrote: Set up a multilevel list of headings, so that Heading 1 is linked to level 1, Heading 2 is linked to level 2, and so on. To have a different style follow the numbering of (say) Heading 1, base that style on Heading 1. You can change any text characteristics of that "child" style, but don't try to change its numbering settings. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Fraser Page" Fraser wrote in message ... Our office creates many documents with multilevel lists in them. Typically these lists are a mix of headings and numbered paragraphs. They usually look something like this: 1. Heading (bold, underline)[List level 1] 1.1 Heading (bold)[List level 2] a. Paragraph (default styling)[List level 3] i. List (default styling or no spacing) [List level 4] The number scheme is fairly consistent from document to document, but the styling isn't. E.g. in another document list level 2 might be a paragraph and level 3 might be a list with no spacing between paragraphs; or all four levels may be headings and styled bold and underline. The office used to have a style sheet that split each of these different list elements up; there were separate sets of styles for numbered headings, numbered paragraphs and for numbered lists. The above example would have been created using styles from all three sets. This was before my time (and before Word 2007) so I am not sure exactly how it worked but apparently the three unlinked sets behaved as though they were all part of one multilevel list. E.g. Level 2 would properly restart after level 1. Word 2007, however, broke this system. I've tried to replace it with just one list style linked to the heading styles. By default all the heading styles are default styling and if you want something bold or underline you just make a quick change to the style. Totally reasonable right? But my boss hates this. He can't wrap his head around having to do a bit of setup work for a list. He wants it back the old way. He is very insistent on this. It's driving him crazy. I've no idea how the old system worked. That it did at all makes no sense to me. Does anyone have any idea? Your insight would be much appreciated. I'm not crazy telling him that it's impossible am I? . |
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You are welcome. I'm glad I could help!
-- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Fraser Page" wrote in message ... Amazing! Thank you so much. This is just great! "Stefan Blom" wrote: Set up a multilevel list of headings, so that Heading 1 is linked to level 1, Heading 2 is linked to level 2, and so on. To have a different style follow the numbering of (say) Heading 1, base that style on Heading 1. You can change any text characteristics of that "child" style, but don't try to change its numbering settings. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Fraser Page" Fraser wrote in message ... Our office creates many documents with multilevel lists in them. Typically these lists are a mix of headings and numbered paragraphs. They usually look something like this: 1. Heading (bold, underline)[List level 1] 1.1 Heading (bold)[List level 2] a. Paragraph (default styling)[List level 3] i. List (default styling or no spacing) [List level 4] The number scheme is fairly consistent from document to document, but the styling isn't. E.g. in another document list level 2 might be a paragraph and level 3 might be a list with no spacing between paragraphs; or all four levels may be headings and styled bold and underline. The office used to have a style sheet that split each of these different list elements up; there were separate sets of styles for numbered headings, numbered paragraphs and for numbered lists. The above example would have been created using styles from all three sets. This was before my time (and before Word 2007) so I am not sure exactly how it worked but apparently the three unlinked sets behaved as though they were all part of one multilevel list. E.g. Level 2 would properly restart after level 1. Word 2007, however, broke this system. I've tried to replace it with just one list style linked to the heading styles. By default all the heading styles are default styling and if you want something bold or underline you just make a quick change to the style. Totally reasonable right? But my boss hates this. He can't wrap his head around having to do a bit of setup work for a list. He wants it back the old way. He is very insistent on this. It's driving him crazy. I've no idea how the old system worked. That it did at all makes no sense to me. Does anyone have any idea? Your insight would be much appreciated. I'm not crazy telling him that it's impossible am I? . |
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