auto numbering only works with tab "Leonard F Kiesling" <lenny323[ at ]optonline-removetoreply-.net> 6/24/2007 5:29:40 PM using word 2002, on new dell vista home prem desk top. typing on a standard letter, new document. when completing a list of names, vertically, using the auto numbering feature, it only works if i "tab" after entering 1. if i use the space bar, it doesn't auto enter the next number. searched word help. i uninstalled the word 2002, & reinstalled it. any ideas how to use auto numbering with space bar? thank you, len kiesling

Re: auto numbering only works with tab "Terry Farrell" <terryfarrell[ at ]msn.com> 6/24/2007 7:12:33 PM It will only work if you follow the number with a stop or a tab. If you don't use either, then Word assumes that you are just typing ordinary text. If it didn't assume ordinary text, every time you type a number followed by a space, it would switch to list mode. -- Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP "Leonard F Kiesling" <lenny323[ at ]optonline-removetoreply-.net> wrote in message news:uZOIlUotHHA.1060[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > using word 2002, on new dell vista home prem desk top. > > typing on a standard letter, new document. > > when completing a list of names, vertically, using the auto numbering > feature, it only works if i "tab" after entering 1. if i use the space > bar, it doesn't auto enter the next number. > > searched word help. i uninstalled the word 2002, & reinstalled it. > > any ideas how to use auto numbering with space bar? > > thank you, len kiesling

Re: auto numbering only works with tab "Leonard F Kiesling" <lenny323[ at ]optonline-removetoreply-.net> 6/24/2007 9:31:19 PM thank you for reply! yes! that makes sense! i'll assume stop is a period. i tried it & it works!!!! thank you! len kiesling "Terry Farrell" <terryfarrell[ at ]msn.com> wrote in message news:20C64907-5A22-469F-BA73-04C20F2B0C16[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > It will only work if you follow the number with a stop or a tab. If you > don't use either, then Word assumes that you are just typing ordinary > text. If it didn't assume ordinary text, every time you type a number > followed by a space, it would switch to list mode. > > -- > Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP > > "Leonard F Kiesling" <lenny323[ at ]optonline-removetoreply-.net> wrote in > message news:uZOIlUotHHA.1060[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> using word 2002, on new dell vista home prem desk top. >> >> typing on a standard letter, new document. >> >> when completing a list of names, vertically, using the auto numbering >> feature, it only works if i "tab" after entering 1. if i use the space >> bar, it doesn't auto enter the next number. >> >> searched word help. i uninstalled the word 2002, & reinstalled it. >> >> any ideas how to use auto numbering with space bar? >> >> thank you, len kiesling >