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How do I automatically update paragraph numbers in text (3 levels.
I have a document where the first number heading is 3.2.5. What follows are
sections starting with 3.2.5.1 , then 3.2.5.1.1 through 3.2.5.1.10. The next section starts with 3.2.5.2, then 3.2.5.2.1 through 3.2.5.2.10, etc. I want to update all the 3.2.5s to 3.2.6s. I tried find and replace, but it did not work. |
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See: How to create numbered headings or outline numbering in your Word
document http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/numb...Numbering.html. (For bullets see http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/bull...olbullets.html, the subject is related.) This is based on ... Word's Numbering Explained http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Number...gExplained.htm Additional information you may find useful or need is at: How to Create a Template, Part II http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Custom...platePart2.htm Legal Numbering http://www.addbalance.com/usersguide/numbering.htm Briefly, if your numbering is correctly based on styles the updating is pretty seamless. -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. " icrosoft.com wrote in message ... I have a document where the first number heading is 3.2.5. What follows are sections starting with 3.2.5.1 , then 3.2.5.1.1 through 3.2.5.1.10. The next section starts with 3.2.5.2, then 3.2.5.2.1 through 3.2.5.2.10, etc. I want to update all the 3.2.5s to 3.2.6s. I tried find and replace, but it did not work. |
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