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Subject:Re: Numbering Problem In Word From:Kristy Astry <KASTRY -at- CJDS -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 17 Aug 1999 10:57:43 -0600
I may have another solution to the autonumbering problem. I've found that
when I hit a return after a numbered list (step) and it assigns a funky
number to my new graf and to the preceding, when I Undo by pressing Ctrl-Z,
the preceding number goes back to what it was and allows me to just type the
next number for the new graf. I've done this several times (using RHELP 7 on
top of Word 97), compiled, come back in and checked, and all looked normal.
Has anyone else done this? Is it just a fluke, or did I stumble onto
something that works for all?
-----Original Message-----
From: David Knopf [mailto:david -at- KNOPF -dot- COM]
Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 1999 9:45 AM
To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
Subject: Re: Numbering Problem In Word
In response to a question about autonumbering in Word 2000 initially posed
by Chantel Brathwaite, Jane Bergen wrote:
| I've asked this same question several times and no one has bothered to
| reply. If you get an answer, please let me know. I'm not upgrading
| until I know....
Based on my own preliminary experimentation, it appears that the worst
autonumbering problems of Word 97 live on in Word 2000. I plan to continue
using SEQ fields instead of autonumbering. (A tip about this is available on
our Web site at http://www.knopf.com/tips.htm.)
Perhaps autonumbering will truly work well in Word 2010. ;)
