Numbered Lists

[Allison]

I have a need to create a list that starts lettering with a Q, then the next
item is an A, then back to a Q, then to an A. These letters must be indented
exactly the same from the left margin.

I realize that I could use a number of techniques to achieve this result,
but which is the best and easiest in your opionion?

Outlined number lists and sort of tricking the 2nd level to look like it is
not indented when printed out. This would use tab and shift+tab to move from
teh Q to an A.

Styles? Marcos? Your help is appreciated.

 

[Robert M. Franz (RMF)]

Hello Allison

I have a need to create a list that starts lettering with a Q, then the next
item is an A, then back to a Q, then to an A. These letters must be indented
exactly the same from the left margin.

I realize that I could use a number of techniques to achieve this result,
but which is the best and easiest in your opionion?

Outlined number lists and sort of tricking the 2nd level to look like it is
not indented when printed out. This would use tab and shift+tab to move from
teh Q to an A.

Styles? Marcos? Your help is appreciated.

I'd setup two bulleted styles, one with the Q and one with the A.

And set each style to be followed by the other.

That's a setting that only works during creation of the document (i.e.,
when you are in the "Q" style and hit return, the next paragraph
automatically is in "A" style, and vice versa). There's no way to force
anything with that setting on an existing text. Still a good help IMHO.

2cents
Robert

 

[Allison]

Robert:

Thanks for your quick response, but I don't totally get it. I can set up
two bulleted list styles (Format/Bullets and Numbering/bullets
tab/customize). Then I created a style of A and Q.

Then I went into list styles, created a Q&A style, and added the bulleted
list style A as level 1, and Q as the level 2. So this works great, but I
still have to tab and shift tab to promote and demote between the levels.

What am I missing by your statement "and set each style to be followed by
the other"?

I appreciate your help!

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

See http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/QandA.htm for instructions.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

See http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/QandA.htm. The "Style for following
paragraph" is set in the Style dialog.

 

[Allison]

You are a genius and my hero! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!
I will have to try the instructions later tonight, but I am sure that will
work. I just love learning this stuff! Thanks!
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Thanks, Allison

See http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/QandA.htm for instructions.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Glad I could help.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

You are a genius and my hero! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!
I will have to try the instructions later tonight, but I am sure that will
work. I just love learning this stuff! Thanks!