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SteveP
Greetings, all, from a group newbie. My need is to construct an
outline numbering style set that allows me to alternate between
"DOT.dot.dot..." and "DASH.dot.dot..." headings such that the first
level increases monotonically through the document. (Why my gov't
customer chose this structure is beyond my control.) That is, a
typical outline might look:
1 Section One
1.1 Introduction
1.2 References
2 Section Two
2-1 Chapter One
2-1.1 First Topic
2-1.2 Second Topic
2-2 Chapter Two
2-2.1 First Topic
2-2.2 Second Topic
3 Section Three
3.1 Some Info
3.1.1 Sublevel info
3.1.1.1 etc.
The sublevel numbering must accommodate six (!) levels (i.e., both n-
n.n.n.n.n and n.n.n.n.n.n).
I have studied John McGhie's "Word's numbering explained" and have
tried to faithfully construct using Shauna Kelly's suggestions,
including exploiting the "object model flaw" (thank you both!) But I
just can't seem to get my two style structures to "share" a common top-
level numbering scheme between them. I am using Word 2002 SP3 and Word
2003 SP2 on XP Professional.
One document I have inherited reveals that previous authors have
"solved" the problem by creating 206 custom heading styles for 8
sections plus 5 appendixes! Obviously, inserts and deletes are a
nightmare and RoboHelp and Acrobat don't like it, hence my desire to
do it correctly. Thank you, thank you!
outline numbering style set that allows me to alternate between
"DOT.dot.dot..." and "DASH.dot.dot..." headings such that the first
level increases monotonically through the document. (Why my gov't
customer chose this structure is beyond my control.) That is, a
typical outline might look:
1 Section One
1.1 Introduction
1.2 References
2 Section Two
2-1 Chapter One
2-1.1 First Topic
2-1.2 Second Topic
2-2 Chapter Two
2-2.1 First Topic
2-2.2 Second Topic
3 Section Three
3.1 Some Info
3.1.1 Sublevel info
3.1.1.1 etc.
The sublevel numbering must accommodate six (!) levels (i.e., both n-
n.n.n.n.n and n.n.n.n.n.n).
I have studied John McGhie's "Word's numbering explained" and have
tried to faithfully construct using Shauna Kelly's suggestions,
including exploiting the "object model flaw" (thank you both!) But I
just can't seem to get my two style structures to "share" a common top-
level numbering scheme between them. I am using Word 2002 SP3 and Word
2003 SP2 on XP Professional.
One document I have inherited reveals that previous authors have
"solved" the problem by creating 206 custom heading styles for 8
sections plus 5 appendixes! Obviously, inserts and deletes are a
nightmare and RoboHelp and Acrobat don't like it, hence my desire to
do it correctly. Thank you, thank you!