Auto numbers

[Stephanie]

Is there a way to stop Word from bogging down when using auto numbers? Even
worse, when my boss reviews the document, ALL the auto numbers get screwed
up, I have to go through the fix all of them. Just today, an autonumber
refused to start at 1. I closed Word, then opened it up again...all the
numbers were screwed up. Then some of thed righted themselves (I don't know
why). Frustration doesn't begin to describe how I feel right now. Mr. Gates
really doesn't want to meet me.

 

[Stefan Blom]

You will get more control over numbering if you set it up using styles. See
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/numbering/OutlineNumbering.html. And for
methods to restart numbering, see
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/numbering/listrestartmethods.htm
..

 

[Stephanie]

I'll check out your links, but I do use styles. Read the posts I submitted
today. I liked it back in the day when you bought a program and you got a
book. Now it costs almost as much as the program. :-(

 

[Stefan Blom]

Since you are using styles, does selecting the text and pressing Ctrl+Q (to
reset paragraph formatting) help at all?

See also the following links:

http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/sfpane/StylesAndFormattingPane.html

http://word.mvps.org/faqs/formatting/wholedocumentreformatted.htm

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


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