Autoformat doc to correct numbering/bullets

[DSu]

Hi all,

Quick question regarding managing number in a doc. I got this outline
that's in the I, II, etc format with indents. However, the person who
created it did not use word's numbering function. She manually typed in the
I, II, a,b, i, ii etc with spacing. Thus when I try to add a new line (say g
under I), it will not have the correct indentations and spacing. Is there
anyway I can use autoformat to convert the existing numbering so that word
may recongize them as such and I can edit them that way? I'm using Word
2003. Thanks!

 

[Graham Mayor]

Quick question, but not such a quick solution.
Apply the appropriate heading styles c/w outline numbering in the required
format.
This will give you something like
I I Text
II II Text
Then use Replace with the wildcard option set to search for the typed-in
number *in that paragraph style*, followed by whatever follows it. You could
for example search for

[IVDMLX]{1,}^t
replace with nothing
or
[IVDMLX]{1,}*<([A-Z])
replace with
\1

Repeat for each heading style substituting the appropriate number format,
and don't forget if your search doesn't work quite as planned, CTRL+Z will
undo the action. I urge you to work on a copy of the document and not the
original.

See http://www.gmayor.com/replace_using_wildcards.htm

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