Numbered List Problem

[Adam SF CA]

Version: MS Word 2003 and 2007

Hi, I am an advanced user and I have run into a problem over and over again
with numbered lists in long documents. I work with mostly long manuals, 50 to
500 pages long. We use the numbered lists function to create manuals. Pretty
typical. Usually parts of the document have been submitted by out of office
authors with various styles used.

The big issue is that the numbered lists won't maintain continuity with tab
structure or number sequence.

For instance: (I have inserted periods to maintain the "tabs" as this text
box automatically moves the text to the left!)

I. Header 1
..... A. Header 2
.........1. numbered list
.........2. numbered list
......B. Header 2
.........3. numbered list (note list won't restart at #1)
.........4. numbered list

If I right click on "3" and apply the "start at" command, the tab structure
usually changes.

Since I have easily over a hundred of the numbered lists, this become a huge
issue.

Any add ons or techniques?

Thanks,

Adam
San Francisco, CA

PS: If I posted this yesterday, please excuse the cross posting. I find
the interface getting into this forum rather daunting.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Set up your outline-numbered list as described at
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/numbering/OutlineNumbering.html, and you
won't have to manually restart the numbering.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

 

[Adam SF CA]

Thanks Suzanne, I will try this out.