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Subject:Word97 autonumbering problem? From:"Geoff Hart (by way of \"Eric J. Ray\" <ejray -at- raycomm -dot- com>)" <ght -at- MTL -dot- FERIC -dot- CA> Date:Tue, 26 Jan 1999 07:18:22 -0700
Michael Bryans reported <<...quirky behavior with Word 97 numbered
lists? I am using RoboHELP 7 to compile Win95 help. Every time I open
the DOC, the numbered/bulleted lists take on a mind of their own.>>
This is a bug that's existed for some time now, and it's shameful
that Microsoft hasn't fixed it yet. It's particularly shameful
given how easy the fix would be to implement. David Knopf, a member
of this list, has developed an elegant solution that many
techwhirlers have adopted and used with success. Worth a look. Tune
your browser to:
www.knopf.com/tips/01-autonumbering/autonumber.htm
I believe there's a setting in RoboHelp that also claims to fix the
problem (they replace Word's autonumbering with their own, or
something like that), but I found the solution unreliable. Most
times, it worked, but every so often... No idea whether this has been
fixed in versions 6 or 7.
--Geoff Hart @8^{)}
geoff-h -at- mtl -dot- feric -dot- ca
