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From: Moihi on 29 Apr 2010 07:43 I'm trying to outline number a report and have followed the guidance on Shauna Kelly's page. However, my numbering is back to front - so it goes: 1 1.1 1.1.1 1.2 2.1.1 Instead of 1.2 and 1.2.1. When I go into 'level 2' numbering, I can't link this to the previous level - it selects it, then unselects it by itself. If I clear level 2 and start again by selecting 'number style 1,2,3' then choose 'previous level number - 1' it puts the numbers together (11) and unselects the link to the previous level. And when I put a 'period' in it seems to swap the numbers over (so it ends up with 2.1 instead of 1.2). Help please!
From: Suzanne S. Barnhill on 29 Apr 2010 07:56 When numbers get reversed this way, the best solution is to start over, but you're doing it backward. Insert the previous levels, one at a time, in order, inserting the punctuation yourself by hand. The last number is the one for the current level, and that's the one for which you choose the number style (1,2,3); you don't have to choose the number style for the previous levels because Word automatically uses the style used for that level (unless you check the "Legal style numbering" box to convert from roman to arabic numerals). -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Moihi" <Moihi(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:F12A4FF7-BDF1-414A-9AC8-930917C023AE(a)microsoft.com... > I'm trying to outline number a report and have followed the guidance on > Shauna Kelly's page. However, my numbering is back to front - so it goes: > 1 > 1.1 > 1.1.1 > 1.2 > 2.1.1 > Instead of 1.2 and 1.2.1. > > When I go into 'level 2' numbering, I can't link this to the previous > level > - it selects it, then unselects it by itself. If I clear level 2 and start > again by selecting 'number style 1,2,3' then choose 'previous level > number - > 1' it puts the numbers together (11) and unselects the link to the > previous > level. And when I put a 'period' in it seems to swap the numbers over (so > it > ends up with 2.1 instead of 1.2). > > Help please! >
From: Pamelia Caswell via OfficeKB.com on 29 Apr 2010 14:53 It is all to easy to get the fields turned around. I recently found this way to help keep things straight: Temporarily set the start at value for each level to the level value (level 2 starts at 2, etc.). When you insert the previous levels, you'll immediately see that the order is correct. Be sure to set the start at's back to 1 before you exit the dialog. Pam Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: >When numbers get reversed this way, the best solution is to start over, but >you're doing it backward. Insert the previous levels, one at a time, in >order, inserting the punctuation yourself by hand. The last number is the >one for the current level, and that's the one for which you choose the >number style (1,2,3); you don't have to choose the number style for the >previous levels because Word automatically uses the style used for that >level (unless you check the "Legal style numbering" box to convert from >roman to arabic numerals). > >> I'm trying to outline number a report and have followed the guidance on >> Shauna Kelly's page. However, my numbering is back to front - so it goes: >[quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >> >> Help please! -- Message posted via http://www.officekb.com
From: Stefan Blom on 29 Apr 2010 15:00 Clever trick! -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP (Message posted via NNTP) "Pamelia Caswell via OfficeKB.com" <u43222(a)uwe> wrote in message news:a74476d0d1b62(a)uwe... > It is all to easy to get the fields turned around. I recently found this way > to help keep things straight: > Temporarily set the start at value for each level to the level value (level > 2 starts at 2, etc.). When you insert the previous levels, you'll > immediately see that the order is correct. Be sure to set the start at's > back to 1 before you exit the dialog. > > Pam > > > > > > Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: >>When numbers get reversed this way, the best solution is to start over, but >>you're doing it backward. Insert the previous levels, one at a time, in >>order, inserting the punctuation yourself by hand. The last number is the >>one for the current level, and that's the one for which you choose the >>number style (1,2,3); you don't have to choose the number style for the >>previous levels because Word automatically uses the style used for that >>level (unless you check the "Legal style numbering" box to convert from >>roman to arabic numerals). >> >>> I'm trying to outline number a report and have followed the guidance on >>> Shauna Kelly's page. However, my numbering is back to front - so it goes: >>[quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >>> >>> Help please! > > -- > Message posted via http://www.officekb.com >
From: Suzanne S. Barnhill on 29 Apr 2010 16:14 Agreed. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Stefan Blom" <StefanBlom(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:ekaZW285KHA.1932(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > Clever trick! > > -- > Stefan Blom > Microsoft Word MVP > (Message posted via NNTP) > > > > "Pamelia Caswell via OfficeKB.com" <u43222(a)uwe> wrote in message > news:a74476d0d1b62(a)uwe... >> It is all to easy to get the fields turned around. I recently found this >> way >> to help keep things straight: >> Temporarily set the start at value for each level to the level value >> (level >> 2 starts at 2, etc.). When you insert the previous levels, you'll >> immediately see that the order is correct. Be sure to set the start >> at's >> back to 1 before you exit the dialog. >> >> Pam >> >> >> >> >> >> Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: >>>When numbers get reversed this way, the best solution is to start over, >>>but >>>you're doing it backward. Insert the previous levels, one at a time, in >>>order, inserting the punctuation yourself by hand. The last number is the >>>one for the current level, and that's the one for which you choose the >>>number style (1,2,3); you don't have to choose the number style for the >>>previous levels because Word automatically uses the style used for that >>>level (unless you check the "Legal style numbering" box to convert from >>>roman to arabic numerals). >>> >>>> I'm trying to outline number a report and have followed the guidance on >>>> Shauna Kelly's page. However, my numbering is back to front - so it >>>> goes: >>>[quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >>>> >>>> Help please! >> >> -- >> Message posted via http://www.officekb.com >> > >
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