Threads Replies Last Post 12 Pages: 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12   problem copying & retain column formatting from one word doc to another Hi. I'm trying to copy a page from one word doc to another. Page A has a section with 2 columns (which are formatted as a numbered list). (Word 2002, Win ME) When I copy Page A entirely, this section pastes as one long list. I have tried all the different 'Paste As' options (unformatted; retain original formatting; etc). I have also tried just formatting the list into 2 cols and ... it... 5 19.08.2006 06:39:12 Increment Quote Number only when save as completes successfully A small group of users want to create a form which increments the Quote number only after they click a control button named cmdSaveQuote to avoid losing Quote numbers if a user decides to cancel out of a quote. It is a responsibility 1-2 people will share, but only 1 person at a time will be responsible for the quotes, so very little code needs to be in place to avoid duplicate quote nu... 2 15.08.2006 19:52:50 Paragraph [0100] rollover problem Hello, I'm new to the newsgroup, but have read quite a few of the webpages that you link to in the FAQ. Here is a description of the problem: I have paragraph numbering in my document which I have defined in the "Bullets and Numbering" format section. I have customized the field to look like: [0001] text [0002] text .... [0010] text The problem occurs at pargraph 100, which under... 1 14.08.2006 16:07:30 How to set a starting value for captions Hi, How can I set a starting value for captions? I want to assign different starting values to figures and tables on each page. The sequence of numbering should continue from my provided value. ... 3 14.08.2006 08:48:08 Please help! - Phantom numbering is killing me OK, I can NOT figure out why this is happening. First, I built template with outline-numbered headings. I also built unnumbered body text styles to line up margin-wise with each numbered heading. Template is fine even with the issue I am about to describe. I then created a new document based on that template. Now, suddenly, every time I open the new document, all paragraphs with "Bod... 5 11.08.2006 10:43:58 VB Code for Outline Numbering and Outline Bullets I have the following code that seems to change the indents depending on what the person used for an outline previously. I even reset the list before I start but eventhough the code says to start the number position at 1", the next time it is used it may start somewhere else. How can I control the indents? Sub NumberOutline() ListGalleries(wdOutlineNumberGallery).Reset 1 ... 2 09.08.2006 10:11:42 Comments numbering I have a document that I've been inserting comments into. Up to comment number 19 all was well, but the 20th comment is numbered 110. All subsequent comments follow from 110 (i.e. 111, 112, 113, etc.). Any thoughts on how I can remove the jump in numbering? Tony... 3 08.08.2006 20:47:21 Number cross reference Does anyone know a way to have Word display text (or in this case, a number) that is referenced somewhere else in the document? The referenced number is an incremental field code and there are several items that refer back to it. I'd like to set it up so that if the field code changes, so do the two cross references. I guess I'm looking for something sort of like the =cell reference tha... 2 08.08.2006 19:38:28 Header Numbering Questions I am creating a report that I want to have the following heading brreakdown: Executive Summary (1 page) 1.0 1.1 1.1.1 etc 2.0 2.1 2.1.1 etc. Appendix A Appendix B etc. I know how to do the appendix (using Header 6, Header 7, etc), but I am having trouble with the beginning portion. I Want the Executive summary to have no number on it, but still use t... 3 08.08.2006 19:24:20 Header Numbering Questions I am creating a report that I want to have the following heading brreakdown: Executive Summary (1 page) 1.0 1.1 1.1.1 etc 2.0 2.1 2.1.1 etc. Appendix A Appendix B etc. I know how to do the appendix (using Header 6, Header 7, etc), but I am having trouble with the beginning portion. I Want the Executive summary to have no number on it, but still use t... 1 08.08.2006 14:18:57 FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions - please read before posting - unofficial August Posting FAQ = Frequently Asked Questions - unofficial This FAQ is posted weekly.- more or less Please save yourself some time by reading it before posting to the news group. --- BEFORE POSTING ANYTHING PLEASE READ THESE --- http://www.mvps.org/word/FindHelp/Posting.htm http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://users.tpg.com.au/bzyhjr/liszt.html Reading these articles will h... 1 07.08.2006 16:41:54 Comment and question for Shauna Kelly Hope you read this :) I was stumbling over the numbering of figures in Appendices and tumbled into your FAQ. Great stuff. Comment: In that section you discuss a workaround on how to build a List of figures because the table can't include two caption labels ( make two tables and then hide the paragraph break between two tables). Ahh, but it can...use styles instead of captions to build ... 9 07.08.2006 07:25:45 Delete page number on the first page of each chapter Hi, Please pardon my stupidity. My dissertation was just returned for a page number formatting problem. I have 5 chapters in my dissertation and I need to be able to delete page number on the first page of each chapter. How do I delete the page number from the first page of each chapter and still have the rest of the numbering correct? And no, I did not auto-chapter each section I ... 8 06.08.2006 02:01:16 Regarding Page Numbering Lets say you have a document with 200 pages. Is it possible to number the first few pages of the document in Roman numerals (I II III IV) and then number the remaing pages in arabic numerals (1,2,3,4)? This style is similar to what you would see in text books or in some novels. If this is possible how might I be able to do this?... 2 05.08.2006 12:57:56 Bullet NUmbering When I click on bullets on the toolbar and start typing I encounter 2 scenarios. Scenario 1 on my laptop: TAB key indents and puts a new bullet character Scenario 2 on desktop: I have to use ALT+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW key to achieve the TAB effect in scenario 1. TAB does NOt work I prefer scenario 1 . What is causing the combo keys in scenario 2 and how do I change it ? T... 10 04.08.2006 22:33:37 Starting page number on page 3 I have a multiple page document. I would like the footer, which says Page X of Y to BEGIN on page 3. The first two pages of the document shouldn't have a page number. Surely this can be done. So how? I tried following the Page Numbering instructions here http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/concepts/pagenumbers/index.html and yet, I cannot get it to work. My first two pages do still... 3 04.08.2006 12:53:04 Restart numbering broke! Brand new installation of Word 2003... I have stlyles called [Table headings], [Table a.] and [Table 1)], the intent being a table that looks like: [Table Headings] a. text [Table a.] b. text [Table a.] 1) text [Table 1)] 2) text [Table 1)] [Table Headings] a. text [Table a.] b. text [Table a.] 1) text [Table 1)] 2) text [Table 1)] The... 3 03.08.2006 18:52:53 Bullets and numbers All I want is to create a document that will have a structure like this: 1. ...... a) ...... *...... *....... b) c) 2. When I go to the next line I can't say use prev. list for numbering. Can someone help, please? ... 4 03.08.2006 16:56:29 Modified Outline Numbering I am trying to achieve a modified outline list where the numbering sequence is: 1.1 1.1.1 1.2 1.2.1 I am comfortable doing this when the level 1 number is simpley "1" or "2", but cannot figure out how to start at 1.1. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thx- Derek ... 2 03.08.2006 16:55:36 Numbering Being Removed When I Attach a Custom template Running Word 2003 - Windows XP No automated numbering tools. I have a custom template that has about 4 numbering schemes in the template. they are based on a custom styles that based my custom normal. Times Roman 11 and use the Styles is set to be "in use" When we attach the template using tools/ templates and Addins and Check Automatically Update Styles ( the only way for me to bring t... 4 02.08.2006 22:13:37 The Numbering UI in Office 2003 is the worst UI in the history of the world!!!! Sorry, had to get that off my chest... I've wasted countless hours over the years trying to get it to do what I want... and I don't mean "do what I want in the body of the document", I mean just "save what I input". You get something setup all nice, hit ok, and then it decides to do something a little different. Close, but never quite what you put in... never what it was displaying bef... 17 02.08.2006 20:09:15 para styles have setup a style for Heading 1 . The followed by paragarph is "Normal" After completing 3 Heading 1 , I decide to change the style of para to follow Heading 1 to say 'Funky". At this point the problem is this change is applied to Heading 1 going forward. This does not change the paragarph style following Heading 1 thru 3 that I have already typed However if I change the style of ... 5 02.08.2006 12:36:13 MS Word 2003 SP1 - Bullet and Numerbing causes Word to Freeze Hi, Install MS Office 2003 Arbic Language Pack. All text and numbers are in Arabic. And the “Numeral” in “Complex and scripts” is set to “Context” in order to show Arabic numbers. What I am trying to do is formatting the numbering of the document. For example, on a Arabic enabled doucment I tried the below - Right click, choose “Bullets and Numbering” - Choose the “O... 2 01.08.2006 10:57:48 Numbering subparagraphs a, b, c, etc. I want to do a numbered list for a will, with sections and subsections (ie. numbered paragraphs). I need the paragraphs to be numbered: 1a b c 2a b c and so on. I can do this: 1 a b c but I don't know how to put the "1a" on the same paragraph. How do I achieve this? Thanks.... 2 01.08.2006 06:37:40 Number steps in procedures using Field Codes I've read everything I can find on the Internet about the auto-numbering problem in Word. I'm using 2003. I understand the theory (I think), but I need to find a solution. I am writing manuals for a software company, and I need to have a series of procedures in the books. I want to have very stable numbering, and from what I've read, I should use the ListNum field. Everyone seems to be u... 3 29.07.2006 04:17:03 12 Pages: 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12