Revealing hidden codes

R

Rosanne

I am having a problem with some of my automatic formatting
codes. I want to delete the code for a double indent bullet
that refuses to go away. On Corel, you type alt +F3 and
the hidden codes are revealed so you can delete the one
that is causing you problems. Is there a way to do this on
Word?

Also, I have established page breaks on a document I am
working on so I can have different footers with each
section of my report. However, it isn't working correctly.
Some of the sections have the correct footer, but others
keep changing every time I try to correct them. Is there a
trick to setting this up so it works? Again, it was all so
easy on Corel.

Thanks for your help!
 
C

Charles Kenyon

Hi,

Bullet: Change the style. Do _not_ apply bullets or numbering to serious
documents using the buttons on the toolbar. To see the source of formatting
for particular text, press Shift-F1 and click on the text.

Headers/Footers: Each section of a Word document can have up to three
different sets of headers/footers. These are set in Page Setup on the Layout
tab. By use of StyleRef fields and IF fields, you can make these three seem
like many more!

Do _not_ insert manual page breaks if you want good, consistent results.
Instead apply page break before paragraph formatting to the style for the
paragraph to begin your new page. In limited instances, apply the paragraph
formatting directly to the paragraph rather than changing the style to break
pages.

Word and Word Perfect work very differently from one another. Each program's
methods have strengths and weaknesses; but, if you try to use one of these
programs as if it were the other, it is like pushing on a string! You can
easily make a lot of extra work for yourself. If you are unwilling to take
the time to learn to use Word's methods, you should stick to using Word Pad.
You'll have a lot less grief, although you'll miss out on a lot of raw
power.

See <URL: http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/General/RevealCodes.htm>
<URL: http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/General/WordVsWordPerfect.htm>
<URL: http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/General/TipsAndGotchas.htm>
<URL: http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/General/WordPerfectConverters.htm>
<URL:
http://businesssoft.about.com/compute/businesssoft/library/blconvert.htm>
for information on Word for Word Perfect users.

For more:
<URL: http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Customization/CreateATemplatePart2.htm>
<URL: http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Customization/CreateATemplatePart1.htm>
<URL: http://www.addbalance.com/usersguide/templates.htm>
<URL: http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Numbering/WordsNumberingExplained.htm>
<URL: http://www.addbalance.com/usersguide/styles.htm>
<URL: http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Customization/WhatTemplatesStore.htm>

In Word 2000 (or later) You can get the function keys to display in a
special toolbar at the bottom of the screen if you want (something like
pressing F3 twice in WP). The following macro will do this.
Sub ShowMeFunctionKeys()
Commandbars("Function Key Display").Visible = True
End Sub

Learn about Styles - really learn! <URL:
http://www.addbalance.com/usersguide/styles.htm> I resisted for years and
now regret every day of those years because although that string was still
very hard to push, it kept getting longer and longer, and had some very
important projects tied to it!

--

Charles Kenyon

See the MVP FAQ: <URL: http://www.mvps.org/word/> which is awesome!
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R

RWN

Charles;
I also am getting the "pushing a string" feeling after doing some
playing around with styles and getting an "inkling" of what they're
striving to do.

I tried the link you referenced but get a "Page not Found - Cannot find
server or DNS Error".
error.
Googling on "AddBalance" got me to your site and I see that you've had
problems (and still are, evidently).

Just thought I'd let you know seeing as you included the link in your
response to the OP.
 
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