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From: jim on 19 Feb 2010 02:29
I've been trying for hours to modify the Heading styles in a 2007 Word
document without success. I want my headings to look like:
1 heading 1
1.1 heading 2
1.1.1 heading 3
1.1.2 heading 3
2 heading 1
2.1 heading 2
2.2 heading 2
If I build a new document and define new heading styles, it works. But I
can't get the same results if I try the same technique in an existing
document. The number reset back to 1 for subsequent indentation.
Any suggestions?
This was easy in 2003. I was already put off by the user interface changes
in 2007 that had zero benefit. Now I'm mad.
From: jim on 19 Feb 2010 03:11
I'm answering my own question... I've figured out a solution, but it
shouldn't have required this.
I created a new document and modified the Heading styles to be multi-level
lists. I saved this document as a document template. Then I attached this new
..dotx template to the existing word file. That seemed to work. But I'm still
mad.

"jim" wrote:

> I've been trying for hours to modify the Heading styles in a 2007 Word
> document without success. I want my headings to look like:
> 1 heading 1
> 1.1 heading 2
> 1.1.1 heading 3
> 1.1.2 heading 3
> 2 heading 1
> 2.1 heading 2
> 2.2 heading 2
> If I build a new document and define new heading styles, it works. But I
> can't get the same results if I try the same technique in an existing
> document. The number reset back to 1 for subsequent indentation.
> Any suggestions?
> This was easy in 2003. I was already put off by the user interface changes
> in 2007 that had zero benefit. Now I'm mad.
From: Doug Robbins - Word MVP on 19 Feb 2010 05:09
See How to create numbered headings or outline numbering in your Microsoft
Word
document at:

http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/numbering/OutlineNumbering.html

To access the dialog referred to, select the Define New Multilevel list in
the MultiLevel List pulldown

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com

"jim" <jim(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6F542925-8290-465D-84E0-023090C01405(a)microsoft.com...
> I'm answering my own question... I've figured out a solution, but it
> shouldn't have required this.
> I created a new document and modified the Heading styles to be multi-level
> lists. I saved this document as a document template. Then I attached this
> new
> .dotx template to the existing word file. That seemed to work. But I'm
> still
> mad.
>
> "jim" wrote:
>
>> I've been trying for hours to modify the Heading styles in a 2007 Word
>> document without success. I want my headings to look like:
>> 1 heading 1
>> 1.1 heading 2
>> 1.1.1 heading 3
>> 1.1.2 heading 3
>> 2 heading 1
>> 2.1 heading 2
>> 2.2 heading 2
>> If I build a new document and define new heading styles, it works. But I
>> can't get the same results if I try the same technique in an existing
>> document. The number reset back to 1 for subsequent indentation.
>> Any suggestions?
>> This was easy in 2003. I was already put off by the user interface
>> changes
>> in 2007 that had zero benefit. Now I'm mad.

From: Stefan Blom on 19 Feb 2010 05:48
Also, remember to place the insertion point in the first level 1 item of
your list (with heading numbering, this means the first Heading 1 paragraph
of the document) before clicking Home tab | Multilevel List | Define New
Multilevel List.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP



"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" <dkr(a)REMOVECAPSmvps.org> wrote in message
news:uehQhuUsKHA.6140(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> See How to create numbered headings or outline numbering in your Microsoft
> Word
> document at:
>
> http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/numbering/OutlineNumbering.html
>
> To access the dialog referred to, select the Define New Multilevel list in
> the MultiLevel List pulldown
>
> --
> Hope this helps.
>
> Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
> services on a paid consulting basis.
>
> Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com
>
> "jim" <jim(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6F542925-8290-465D-84E0-023090C01405(a)microsoft.com...
>> I'm answering my own question... I've figured out a solution, but it
>> shouldn't have required this.
>> I created a new document and modified the Heading styles to be
>> multi-level
>> lists. I saved this document as a document template. Then I attached this
>> new
>> .dotx template to the existing word file. That seemed to work. But I'm
>> still
>> mad.
>>
>> "jim" wrote:
>>
>>> I've been trying for hours to modify the Heading styles in a 2007 Word
>>> document without success. I want my headings to look like:
>>> 1 heading 1
>>> 1.1 heading 2
>>> 1.1.1 heading 3
>>> 1.1.2 heading 3
>>> 2 heading 1
>>> 2.1 heading 2
>>> 2.2 heading 2
>>> If I build a new document and define new heading styles, it works. But I
>>> can't get the same results if I try the same technique in an existing
>>> document. The number reset back to 1 for subsequent indentation.
>>> Any suggestions?
>>> This was easy in 2003. I was already put off by the user interface
>>> changes
>>> in 2007 that had zero benefit. Now I'm mad.
>


From: jim on 20 Feb 2010 10:06
Thanks for the follow up. One of the reasons I was irritated is because I
followed all the instructions, including this one (start with the first level
1 occurence), but that didn't help. The numbering of the subsequent levels
(level 2 and level 3) were reseting to 1.1 or 1.1.1 with each new first level
heading in the document. As I mentioned, it was no problem creating a new
document that worked properly, but getting the multi-level lists to work
properly in an existing document did not work until I attached a new document
template to the existing document. In 2003, all this would have been
unnecessary.
Ordinarily, I suppose I would not have been irritated with a problem like
this (new problems always surface with new products), but I was already
extremely frustrated with the numerous user interface changes that (at least
for me) added no value.
Thanks for your attention and followup.

"Stefan Blom" wrote:

> Also, remember to place the insertion point in the first level 1 item of
> your list (with heading numbering, this means the first Heading 1 paragraph
> of the document) before clicking Home tab | Multilevel List | Define New
> Multilevel List.
>
> --
> Stefan Blom
> Microsoft Word MVP
>
>
>
> "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" <dkr(a)REMOVECAPSmvps.org> wrote in message
> news:uehQhuUsKHA.6140(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> > See How to create numbered headings or outline numbering in your Microsoft
> > Word
> > document at:
> >
> > http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/numbering/OutlineNumbering.html
> >
> > To access the dialog referred to, select the Define New Multilevel list in
> > the MultiLevel List pulldown
> >
> > --
> > Hope this helps.
> >
> > Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
> > services on a paid consulting basis.
> >
> > Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com
> >
> > "jim" <jim(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:6F542925-8290-465D-84E0-023090C01405(a)microsoft.com...
> >> I'm answering my own question... I've figured out a solution, but it
> >> shouldn't have required this.
> >> I created a new document and modified the Heading styles to be
> >> multi-level
> >> lists. I saved this document as a document template. Then I attached this
> >> new
> >> .dotx template to the existing word file. That seemed to work. But I'm
> >> still
> >> mad.
> >>
> >> "jim" wrote:
> >>
> >>> I've been trying for hours to modify the Heading styles in a 2007 Word
> >>> document without success. I want my headings to look like:
> >>> 1 heading 1
> >>> 1.1 heading 2
> >>> 1.1.1 heading 3
> >>> 1.1.2 heading 3
> >>> 2 heading 1
> >>> 2.1 heading 2
> >>> 2.2 heading 2
> >>> If I build a new document and define new heading styles, it works. But I
> >>> can't get the same results if I try the same technique in an existing
> >>> document. The number reset back to 1 for subsequent indentation.
> >>> Any suggestions?
> >>> This was easy in 2003. I was already put off by the user interface
> >>> changes
> >>> in 2007 that had zero benefit. Now I'm mad.
> >
>
>
> .
>
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