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Re: Word question: sm black squares next to only some heads?
Subject:Re: Word question: sm black squares next to only some heads? From:Lou Quillio <quillio -at- gmail -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Tue, 22 Mar 2005 14:27:21 -0500
They're formatting marks, like the pilcrow for paragraph ends or the
middle-dots that indicate spaces. As I recall, a square dot before an
element means it bears a style that may affect page layout, e.g.
"Keep with next".
Since headings are born as "Keep with next", they get the square dots.
LQ
On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 13:45:44 -0500, Becky Edmondson <beckyed -at- rcn -dot- com> wrote:
>
> while setting up outline numbered heads in a Word template, suddenly a very
> small black box appeard in the left margin next to each instance of *only*
> heads 1 through 4. I tried all the usual things, for ex closing and
> reopening Word. They persisted, and only for the 1-4 heads.
>
> What are they? Do they indicate that something's wrong with my template?
>
> Cannot find anything online about them--or indeed about any other Word
> symbols other than the standard formatting marks. If anyone can point me to
> a list, I'd be grateful.
>
> I am using Word's built-in heads but following Shauna Kelly's instructions
> for setting them up as outline heads (see www.shaunakelly.com). I followed
> these instructions to the letter.
>
> Note: Not using Word is not an option on this contract.
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