Numbered Tables?

[mikeg]

Creating a numbered list is easy (OneNote 2007), but when I enter tab to
start a table, the numbers remain outside the table. If I create the table
first, then try to apply numbering to a column (like you can do in WORD) it
doesn't work (no numbers appear. I think I got numbers to appear inside a
table once, but each row contained "1."--basically 1N started a separate
numbered list inside each row in the table--not what I wanted.

Why is this so difficult to do in 1N, or is it even possible?

 

[mikeg]

"Numbered Rows in a Table" is more descriptive than my original subject
"Numbered Tables".

Too bad you can't edit posts here (or at least I don't see a way to...)

 

[Ben M. Schorr - MVP (OneNote)]

I believe the problem is because OneNote is a little too smart and
recognizes that you want to create a numbered list when you do that.

Try leaving the "." off and I think you'll find that it does what you
want.

--
-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, MVP
Roland Schorr & Tower
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[mikeg]

Thanks Ben. Leaving out the "." did the trick.

I would consider this a workaround since this is manually-maintained
numbering. This confirms OneNote cannot create/maintain dynamically numbered
rows in a table the way we can in WORD and insists on changing the first
column of a table into a numbered list if you try to start automatic
numbering with "1."

Maybe in a future version OneNote will be able to handle automatic numbering
in a list and in a table.

 

[Ben M. Schorr - MVP (OneNote)]

Yes, it's a workaround and I'll bring it to the attention of the OneNote
team to make sure they're aware of it.

--
-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, MVP
Roland Schorr & Tower
http://www.rolandschorr.com
http://www.officeforlawyers.com
Author - The Lawyer's Guide to Microsoft Outlook 2007:
http://tinyurl.com/5m3f5q

 

[Schooner]

If I understand the "workaround" it fails to address the issue: the resulting
pseudonumbered list isn't processed as a list - i.e. you cannot drag a line
up the list & have it auto-renumber itself. That's what we're after really -
a multicolumn list with automatic numbering.

Schooner.

 

[Ben M. Schorr - MVP (OneNote)]

Ah, well that's a different kettle of fish, as they say.

You can have a numbered list -OR- you can have a table. But not both.

I'll mention that to the OneNote team but what you're asking for is a
somewhat more difficult task than simple ensuring that table formatting
take precedent over numbered list.

I don't think what you're asking for works in Word, either, though. You
CAN put the 1., 2. 3. in a table in Word but I don't think it will
automatically renumber itself as you drag up/down. (which isn't that
easy to do, by the way)

--
-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, MVP
Roland Schorr & Tower
http://www.rolandschorr.com
http://www.officeforlawyers.com
Author - The Lawyer's Guide to Microsoft Outlook 2007:
http://tinyurl.com/5m3f5q

 

[Schooner]

Yes, I see. (I keep running into what amounts to a wish for simple database
functionalities in 1N7). Here the simplest remedy would be the ability to
sort tables by row (requires manually altering a right-hand chronological
numbering column). Even my MSXL tricks don't cut it (pasting a spreadsheet
section more or less dumps a value array image, doesn't allow my usual
numbering tricks) in present version.

Thanks for your comment!

Schooner

 

[Don P]

Ben,

You can absolutly have an automatic numbered list within a table in MS
Word...and it will renumber as you drag rows up/down in outline view.

Should be able to do it in 1N.

Thanks
Don P.

 

[Rainald Taesler]

You can absolutly have an automatic numbered list within a table
in MS Word...and it will renumber as you drag rows up/down in
outline view.

Should be able to do it in 1N.

Unfortunately there is no such feature in ON.
Maybe something like that could be created in a future version. But
just don't know.
We always have to remember what ON is and what not. It definitely is not
a fully fledged word processor.

You may post this as a suggestion for the next version in "Connect",
the place for submitting
suggestions and bug reports to the developers team:
http://connect.microsoft.com/onenote/

When done, pls drop a note with the URL in here so that we can jump in
and vote for your suggestion.

Rainald