Paragraph Numbers not showing

[Regina]

Although my numbering scheme has worked out great in many documents
(following directions in Shauna Kelly's website), there are now two
instances of the actual numbers not showing in a document, even though
the correct style has been applied, and linked properly (as the
following numbers appear in
sequence and it shows up in the TOC) but why won't the actual number
show in the document? This has occurred while editing a document, not
creating from new so I don't know if that is the problem or not - ?
thanks for any ideas!
Regina

 

[Shauna Kelly]

Hi Regina

Try selecting the whole paragraph, then do ctrl-q and ctrl-spacebar. Does
that solve the problem?

If that fixes the problem then there was some kind of direct formatting
applied to the numbered paragraphs.

By the way, what you're experiencing is common when you copy and paste
numbered paragraphs from one document to another, although this problem is
far less obvious in Word 2002 and Word 2003 than was previously the case.

Hope this helps.

Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP.
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word

 

[Regina]

Thanks for the tips, Shauna, however I tried it but still no actual
paragraph #'s appearing. I also tried Edit ->Clear Format, saved it
(the text is now in Normal style), exited document and then tried to
apply the style all over again but no luck. So thinking about what
you said with the problems with copying & pasting, I simply deleted
the heading and re-typed it, applied the style and VOILA! It worked!!
I'm posting this in case someone else has this same issue at some
point - it seems easier to just re-type it when one is dealing with
"inherited" documents!
thanks for your time & your fabulous website as well
Regina

 

[c bell]

I HAVE A 200 PAGE DOCUMENT WITH SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR
NUMBERING AS THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IF THERE ARE
CHANGES, IT CAN BE INSERTED AND THE RENUMBERING IS
AUTOMATIC.

THIS IS BASICALLY HOW IT LOOKS AND I CANNOT FIGURE OUT HOW
TO DO IT!

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Fjas;lfja;slkfas;dfjaa;jfajfal;sfj;asj;alsjfadl;fja;dfj;as

15.01.001 fklas;dfjl;sdkfj
fkslfjslfk;slfkjlsjf;lsjfl;sj;fkl

15.01.002 fjasdlkfj;dsklf
fkl;sdafj;sdjkfasl;kdfjas;lf

15.01.003 fklsdfjl;aslf
kldjfls;jf;aslfkaslfj;s

15.01.004 sdlk;fjal;sfj;asfj


THANKS--ALSO YOU MENTION SHAUNA KELLY--THIS SITE MIGHT
HELP IF I KNEW WHAT IT IS.

 

[Charles Kenyon]

See: How to create numbered headings or outline numbering in your Word
document
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/numbering/OutlineNumbering.html.

This is based on ...

Word's Numbering Explained
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Numbering/WordsNumberingExplained.htm

Additional information you may find useful or need is at:

How to Create a Template, Part II
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Customization/CreateATemplatePart2.htm

Legal Numbering
http://www.addbalance.com/usersguide/numbering.htm

Seven Laws of Outline Numbering
http://www.microsystems.com/fra_sevenlawsofoutlinenumbering.htm

The following are some discussions on the Microsoft newsgroups on numbering:
Nightmare on ListNumbering Street <URL:
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&th=9e790fa7ed2886b3,18&ic=1>
The Joy of Lists <URL:
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&th=811287ebce8fc203,15&ic=1>
Relinking ListTemplates <URL:
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&th=2350746054c838e,12&ic=1>
Outline numbering: restart doesn't restart <URL:
http://groups.google.com/[email protected]#p>
Format Doesn't "Hold" <URL:
http://groups.google.com/[email protected]#p>
(above list compiled by Dave Rado, Word MVP)

ListNumbering Street Revisited <URL:
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&safe=off&th=57df77857e4993ce>

See the latest numbering discussion I've seen, especially post #4 which
contains Dave Rado's concise instructions for setting up heading numbering.
<URL:
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&ic=1&th=bce07d7714769f5c>