"Smart" Numbering

[Andy Aaron]

Word's numbering function makes errors and corrupts documents. If I attempt
to number this list of 5 names:

Carol Jones

Mike Smith

O J Simpson

I. P. Daily

Robin Harris



It comes out like this:



1.. Carol Jones
2.. Mike Smith
3.. J Simpson
I. P. Daily

4.. Robin Harris
The "O" is deleted, the "I" is indented, and Word now says there are only 4
names!
I routinely try to number 9,000-line documents, and inevitably they contain
words like these, so the line count is always wrong. How can I use the
Numbering function without this mess?
Thanks!

 

[Howard Kaikow]

Uncheck the box for applying automatic numbering in Tools ! AutoCorrect.

 

[Andy Aaron]

Thanks -- I was excited to read this, but I tried it and it had no effect.
Then I unchecked almost everything in AutoCorrect and still no change.

 

[Roger Davis]

Would it help to apply strict paragraph formatting to the whole 9000 rows
first

Format | paragraph etc

This might help eliminate stray formatting that has crept in

Turn on reveal codes to help zap out anomalies

There must be more suitable packages than MS Word to maintain lists like
that ?