How to make custom multilists I create advance automatically?

I apologize; for some reason, I got the impression that numbering
*disappeared* as you pressed Enter (which would be fixed by the instructions
in my previous reply).

To restore the ability to use the TAB key, do this: Click the Office button,
and then click Word Options. Click the Proofing category. Click the
AutoCorrect Options button. On the AutoFormat As You Type tab, check the
"Set left- and first-indent with tabs and backspaces" option. Then click OK
twice.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"GHar" wrote in message
...
I'm not sure that asnwers my question. At one time, all of the given
multilevel list options, including those that came with the program (Word
2007), would advance from "II." to "A." with a tab stroke. So, from "I.",
I
would hit enter, "II." would appear, I would hit tab, and "II." would
become
"A." and so on.

I. Heading 1
A. Sub-heading 1
i. Sub-sub 1
II. Heading 2
A. Sub-heading 2

When I created my own mulitlevel list style, it too would advance as
described.
I had been using my mulitlevel list for several months when it suddenly no
longer advanced with the tab. Now, none of the multilevel lists advance
as
they once did:

I. Heading 1
II. | (The curser just tabs)

I'd like to know how to get it back to the way it was. It takes too much
time to have to manually hit the "Increase Indent" when I'm taking notes.

Why would or could that be?

Thanks for your time and trouble.

"Stefan Blom" wrote:

Generally, when typing in a multilevel list you must change the level
manually. However, if each numbering level is linked to a paragraph
style,
you can make use of the "Style for following paragraph" in the paragraph
style definition.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"GHar" wrote in message
...
I am having a similar problem with my multilevel lists. Originally, as
I
was
creating such a list, if I needed to make a sublevel vs. a new heading
level
for example, I could hit the tab button and the heading level "II."
would
change to a indented sublevel "A." This is following heading level
"I."
and
if I was trying to get to level "I.A."
Somehow, that has stopped happening. Instead, after moving to a new
level
("II."), and hitting tab to make it a sublevel ("A.") of "I.", it
remains
at
the starting level ("II."), and the cursor simply moves over a
tab-space.
In order to make a new sublevel, I now have to hit the "Increase
Indent"
button, or right click"numbering""change list level."

I've tried defining a new list style, but this didn't resolve the
issue.
Any other suggestions?

"blur800" wrote:

Stefan,

That is exactly how I created my multilevel list. I have the
different
list
levels linked to different fonts and styles, like "Heading 1" "Heading
2,"
etc. I did all of that when creating a custom multilevel list. When
I
start
a multilevel list, Microsoft does identify it. It matches each level
with
the correct style. However, when I press enter at the end of each
level,
the
multilevel list does not advance automatically. For example, after I
type
"B. The farm house is in the country" and then press enter, "C." does
not
automatically appear on the next line. Instead, I have to manually
type
"C."
When I do type "C." Word 2007 does recognize the correct style, and
it
changes the font. However, I would like my custom multilevel list to
automatically advance because manutally typing each letter or number
is a
huge waste of time. Thank you for the help.

"Stefan Blom" wrote:

Not all lists are recognized by Word's autoformatting features.
Instead, set
up a multilevel list with the desired formatting. On the Home tab of
the
ribbon, click the Multilevel List button in the Paragraph group.
Then
click
Define New Multilevel List. This shows a dialog box that allows you
to
link
paragraph styles to each list level (in the same way you could in
previous
versions of Word); see
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/numb...Numbering.html.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"blur800" wrote in message
...
I used Word 2007 for Outlining my class notes. I have created a
custom
multilist that I like, but it will not advance automatically.
Example:
After I type "IV.", then a line of text, and then press Enter, the
next
line
is blank. I then have to type "V." manually. Microsofts default
lists
will
advance manually, but I cannot get the multilists that I create to
advance
automatically. Thanks for any help.