Altering number formatting

[christophercbrewster via OfficeKB.com]

I'm not new to numbering issues and can usually get my list number issues
correct. But I'm getting an effect that I don't know how to prevent. I know
that a list template is defined for the top style in the hierarchy. But let's
say I want to change a detail-- what I wanted today was to make all the
numbers bold. I assumed I could modify the top paragraph style, go to
Numbering, Options, then go down the list (1,2,3...) and specify bold font.
But when I make a change like this, it seems that a new list template is made.
And the most confusing part is that the top style gets associated with level
2. Rather than descend into Microsoft madness, I undid my change. Can someone
explain why the features on this interface, which look straightforward enough,
have these effects?

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Christopher Brewster
Lockheed Martin, Eagan MN

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[Stefan Blom]

Which version of Word are you using?

 

[christophercbrewster via OfficeKB.com]

Word 2003 on XP.

Which version of Word are you using?

I'm not new to numbering issues and can usually get my list number issues
correct. But I'm getting an effect that I don't know how to prevent. I

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enough,
have these effects?

--
Christopher Brewster
Lockheed Martin, Eagan MN

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[Stefan Blom]

In Word 2003, display the Modify Style dialog box for the paragraph style
used for the top level item in your outline-numbered list. Then click the
Format button, and click Numbering. This displays the Customize Outline
Numbered List dialog box where you can change any aspect of numbering, for
any numbering level. For more on this, see
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/numbering/OutlineNumbering.html.

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

Word 2003 on XP.

Which version of Word are you using?

I'm not new to numbering issues and can usually get my list number
issues
correct. But I'm getting an effect that I don't know how to prevent. I

[quoted text clipped - 14 lines]

enough,
have these effects?

--
Christopher Brewster
Lockheed Martin, Eagan MN

Message posted via OfficeKB.com
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[christophercbrewster via OfficeKB.com]

My first question may not have been clear enough. I was trying to say I've
already done exactly what you describe. That's why I'm confused-- I thought I
understood this process, but making a pretty simple change to a list template
got me some ugly results. I wish I could tell Word "DON'T MAKE A NEW TEMPLATE!
Let me change the existing one!"

In Word 2003, display the Modify Style dialog box for the paragraph style
used for the top level item in your outline-numbered list. Then click the
Format button, and click Numbering. This displays the Customize Outline
Numbered List dialog box where you can change any aspect of numbering, for
any numbering level. For more on this, see
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/numbering/OutlineNumbering.html.

~~~
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

Word 2003 on XP.

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[Stefan Blom]

Are you saying that the list is working properly, and you are concerned with
the number of list templates in the document? Note that even if you are
doing everything correct, Word may still create excessive list templates;
there is nothing to do about that.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

My first question may not have been clear enough. I was trying to say I've
already done exactly what you describe. That's why I'm confused-- I
thought I
understood this process, but making a pretty simple change to a list
template
got me some ugly results. I wish I could tell Word "DON'T MAKE A NEW
TEMPLATE!
Let me change the existing one!"

In Word 2003, display the Modify Style dialog box for the paragraph style
used for the top level item in your outline-numbered list. Then click the
Format button, and click Numbering. This displays the Customize Outline
Numbered List dialog box where you can change any aspect of numbering, for
any numbering level. For more on this, see
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/numbering/OutlineNumbering.html.

~~~
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

Word 2003 on XP.

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enough,
have these effects?

 

[christophercbrewster via OfficeKB.com]

No, I'm not concerned with the number of templates over-all, but simply want
to keep one unified list template for a given group of styles. Here's what
happens: I click Modify for style List Special, which is the top level of a
hierarchy (List Special 2, etc). I hit Numbering, Customize. I go down the
list levels and change the number font to bold. This simple change wouldn't
be expected to make things go haywire, but it does. As well as I can see, it
seems that another template has been created, and somehow both the old and
new ones are affecting the result. The List Special style has mysteriously
changed to level 2, which makes no sense. I can respecify that it's level 1,
but something is still wrong.

As usual with Microsoft, there seem to be many hidden dependencies and
tripwires. Thanks for any help in remedying this.

Are you saying that the list is working properly, and you are concerned with
the number of list templates in the document? Note that even if you are
doing everything correct, Word may still create excessive list templates;
there is nothing to do about that.

My first question may not have been clear enough. I was trying to say I've
already done exactly what you describe. That's why I'm confused-- I

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Christopher Brewster
Lockheed Martin, Eagan MN

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[Stefan Blom]

Can you reproduce this issue in any document or is it just affecting one
document? If the latter, the document in question might be corrupt.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

No, I'm not concerned with the number of templates over-all, but simply
want
to keep one unified list template for a given group of styles. Here's what
happens: I click Modify for style List Special, which is the top level of
a
hierarchy (List Special 2, etc). I hit Numbering, Customize. I go down the
list levels and change the number font to bold. This simple change
wouldn't
be expected to make things go haywire, but it does. As well as I can see,
it
seems that another template has been created, and somehow both the old and
new ones are affecting the result. The List Special style has mysteriously
changed to level 2, which makes no sense. I can respecify that it's level
1,
but something is still wrong.

As usual with Microsoft, there seem to be many hidden dependencies and
tripwires. Thanks for any help in remedying this.

Are you saying that the list is working properly, and you are concerned
with
the number of list templates in the document? Note that even if you are
doing everything correct, Word may still create excessive list templates;
there is nothing to do about that.

My first question may not have been clear enough. I was trying to say
I've
already done exactly what you describe. That's why I'm confused-- I

[quoted text clipped - 21 lines]

enough,
have these effects?

--
Christopher Brewster
Lockheed Martin, Eagan MN

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