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Cut and paste partial lists
I need to cut and paste parts of lists while maintaining the original number
for each item. The original docs were created where the list numbers would automatically generate. If I need to copy items 2, 3, 5, and 8 to a new doc I need to maintain the original numbers assigned to each item but the items automatically renumber to 1 ,2 ,3... . Similarly, if I want to delete list items 1, 4, 6, and 7, the remaining items renumber to 1, 2, 3,... I have turned off the auto numbering feature for future docs but that is inconvenient for the creation of the original. If the existing docs were created using the auto numbering, how can I maintain the original numbers when cut and pasting??? |
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Cut and paste partial lists
I was just informed of a resonable workaround!
Highlight the numbered items I do not want in the new document, go to Format/Fonts/ and click "Hidden". This removes from view the unwanted numbered items and maintains the original numbering! Now, if there is a "real" way to do this, I would still be interested in the info. Thanks "d@WA" wrote: I need to cut and paste parts of lists while maintaining the original number for each item. The original docs were created where the list numbers would automatically generate. If I need to copy items 2, 3, 5, and 8 to a new doc I need to maintain the original numbers assigned to each item but the items automatically renumber to 1 ,2 ,3... . Similarly, if I want to delete list items 1, 4, 6, and 7, the remaining items renumber to 1, 2, 3,... I have turned off the auto numbering feature for future docs but that is inconvenient for the creation of the original. If the existing docs were created using the auto numbering, how can I maintain the original numbers when cut and pasting??? |
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Cut and paste partial lists
You could paste the entire list into another document, convert the numbers
to text, and then select just the items you want. To convert the numbers to text (courtesy of MVP Stefan Blom: To convert autonumbering (paragraph/outline numbering and LISTNUM fields) to plain text, do the following: Make sure the active document is the one you want to convert. Then press ALT+F11 to display the Visual Basic Editor. On the View menu, click Immediate Window. In the Immediate Window, type ActiveDocument.ConvertNumbersToText and press ENTER. Note that if paragraph/outline numbering was applied with styles, it isn't completely gone (CTRL+Q will bring it back!) unless you also clear it from the style definitions. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "d@WA" wrote in message ... I was just informed of a resonable workaround! Highlight the numbered items I do not want in the new document, go to Format/Fonts/ and click "Hidden". This removes from view the unwanted numbered items and maintains the original numbering! Now, if there is a "real" way to do this, I would still be interested in the info. Thanks "d@WA" wrote: I need to cut and paste parts of lists while maintaining the original number for each item. The original docs were created where the list numbers would automatically generate. If I need to copy items 2, 3, 5, and 8 to a new doc I need to maintain the original numbers assigned to each item but the items automatically renumber to 1 ,2 ,3... . Similarly, if I want to delete list items 1, 4, 6, and 7, the remaining items renumber to 1, 2, 3,... I have turned off the auto numbering feature for future docs but that is inconvenient for the creation of the original. If the existing docs were created using the auto numbering, how can I maintain the original numbers when cut and pasting??? |