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Subject:RE: Taming Word's Autonumbering From:Mike West <Mike -dot- West -at- oz -dot- quest -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 12 Dec 2002 12:00:48 +1100
David wrote:
> Here's how to get solid numbered lists every time:
>
> For the first item in a NUMBERED list:
>
> { SEQ numlist \# "0" \r 1 \* MERGEFORMAT }
>
>
> For the other items in a NUMBERED list:
>
> { SEQ numlist \# "0" \n \* MERGEFORMAT }
>
>
> For the first item in a LETTERED list:
>
> { SEQ ltrlist \* alphabetic \r 1 \* MERGEFORMAT }
>
>
> For the other items in a LETTERED list:
>
> { SEQ ltrlist \* alphabetic \n \* MERGEFORMAT }
I'll add my complete support for this method.
Once you set up the auto-text (and toolbar
buttons if you want them), this method is
fast, easy, and rock-solid no matter how
many hands (and pc's) the document passes
through. You'll never go back.
To renumber a list just select it and hit F9.
--
Mike W
Melbourne
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