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Old February 8th, 2009, 10:18 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.pagelayout
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Default Numbered style bug in Word 2007?

I am trying to create the following numbered styles:
1 Heading one
1.1 Paragraph one
1.2 Paragraph one
1.2.1 Paragraph two
....etcetera
What I get is this:
1 Heading one
1.1 Paragraph one
1.2 Paragraph one
1.1.1 Paragraph two (this one is wrong)
My first thought is I must have made a mistake. So I modify it. I
start over. I do this many times but always with the same result. When
I make the same style scheme in Word 2003, it works right away.
I started out with the Heading style. I based it on nothing and put no
numbering on it. Then I made the paragraph styles. I based them on the
relative level heading. I also tried basing it on nothing. The result
was the same. I don't put any numbering on them at this stage.
Then I make a list style. I connect each level to the appropriate
style. I include numbers from previous levels.
I have tried to check the box about legal style, although I don't
quite understand what it is. I've tried checking that box for each
level. And I've tried unchecking it for each level. Still - nothing
helps.
I really believe this is a bug. And if it is...can somebody please
help me with some vba-code to solve the problem for now?
Thanks!
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Old February 9th, 2009, 09:40 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.pagelayout
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Default Numbered style bug in Word 2007?

I just want to add something. I have many levels of headings and many
levels of subheadings. For example:

1 Heading one
1.1 Heading two
1.2 Heading two
1.2.1 Heading three.

This works fine. Its when I get to the paragraphs that come underneath
the headings that I experience the problem.See original question. I
hope somebody can help me.

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Old February 10th, 2009, 11:15 AM posted to microsoft.public.word.pagelayout
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Default Numbered style bug in Word 2007?

In a quick test, I cannot reproduce what you are seeing. But since you got
it to work in Word 2003, it may very well be a bug in Word 2007.

Which is the exact version number (in Word Options, Resources tab)? Did you
install the service pack?

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I just want to add something. I have many levels of headings and many
levels of subheadings. For example:

1 Heading one
1.1 Heading two
1.2 Heading two
1.2.1 Heading three.

This works fine. Its when I get to the paragraphs that come underneath
the headings that I experience the problem.See original question. I
hope somebody can help me.



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Old February 11th, 2009, 10:21 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.pagelayout
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Default Numbered style bug in Word 2007?

It is version 12.0.6331.5000 and SP1.

In my multilevel list style:
Level one is linked to Heading one (1)
Level two is linked to Heading two (1.1) I include the previous level
and then put a period and then I choose a number format.
Level three is linked to Heading three (1.1.1)
Level four is linked to Heading four (1.1.1.1)
So far no problems.
Level five is linked to paragraph two (1.1)
Level six is linked to paragraph three (1.1.1) This is where I run
into problems. Everything else has worked up until this point.
Level seven is linked to paragraph four (1.1.1.1)
Level eight is linked to a paragraph called a-list (a)
Level nine is linked to a paragraph called i-list (i).

(Here I would really like a tenth level for a numbered list that I
want to restart after a heading but that seems impossible.)
My real problem is level six.
I hope this will help you reproduce the problem.

Thanks,
Åsa Cronqvist
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Old February 12th, 2009, 04:29 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.pagelayout
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Default Numbered style bug in Word 2007?

You may have to clear the contents of the "Enter formatting for number" box
for level 6 and rebuild it, adding a number, previous levels, and
punctuation all over again. Sometimes that is all one can do...

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It is version 12.0.6331.5000 and SP1.

In my multilevel list style:
Level one is linked to Heading one (1)
Level two is linked to Heading two (1.1) I include the previous level
and then put a period and then I choose a number format.
Level three is linked to Heading three (1.1.1)
Level four is linked to Heading four (1.1.1.1)
So far no problems.
Level five is linked to paragraph two (1.1)
Level six is linked to paragraph three (1.1.1) This is where I run
into problems. Everything else has worked up until this point.
Level seven is linked to paragraph four (1.1.1.1)
Level eight is linked to a paragraph called a-list (a)
Level nine is linked to a paragraph called i-list (i).

(Here I would really like a tenth level for a numbered list that I
want to restart after a heading but that seems impossible.)
My real problem is level six.
I hope this will help you reproduce the problem.

Thanks,
Åsa Cronqvist


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Old February 12th, 2009, 07:08 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.pagelayout
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Default Numbered style bug in Word 2007?

I've tried that. I've even tried rebuilding the whole thing from
scratch. The problem remains.
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Old February 13th, 2009, 01:22 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.pagelayout
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Default Numbered style bug in Word 2007?

Is the problem with a particular document, or can you reproduce it in any
document?

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I've tried that. I've even tried rebuilding the whole thing from
scratch. The problem remains.




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Old February 15th, 2009, 11:15 AM posted to microsoft.public.word.pagelayout
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I can reproduce it in any document. I've tried it several times. Just
to be 100% sure, this time I started a new document based on a
different normal.dotm. The problem is still there.
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Old February 16th, 2009, 11:07 AM posted to microsoft.public.word.pagelayout
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Default Numbered style bug in Word 2007?

I must be missing something here... Could you describe, step by step, what
you are doing to reproduce this issue?

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I can reproduce it in any document. I've tried it several times. Just
to be 100% sure, this time I started a new document based on a
different normal.dotm. The problem is still there.




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Old February 16th, 2009, 04:09 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.pagelayout
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Imagine that you first create three new styles. Call them paragraph 2,
3, 4. Never mind the formatting at this point. You can base them on
nothing. It doesn't really matter. I've tried basing them on headings,
but the problems still occurs.

Now create a new multilevel list style. Link level 1 to Heading 1. Use
the numbering type: 1, 2, 3. The result is "1 Heading 1".
Link level 2 to Heading 2. Here you include previous level 1, put a
period and then use numbering typ 1, 2, 3. The result is "1.1 Heading
2"
Link level 3 to Heading 3. Include level 1 and 2 and use the numbering
type 1, 2, 3. The result is "1.1.1 Heading 3".
And so on for level 4 resulting in "1.1.1.1 Heading 4"
Now on level 5, we link it to paragraph 2. Include previous level 1,
resulting in "1.1 paragraph 2"
On level 6 we get "1.1.1 paragraph 3"
On level 7 we get "1.1.1.1" paragraph 4".

In order to not get a hideous list we can indent all levels to 1,5
cm ;-)

So far it looks good. I thought it worked at this point. But when you
try it, try typing a heading 1, underneath it paragraph 2, then
paragraph 2 again. Then paragraph 3. This is where I run into
problems. What I get is this:
1 Heading 1
1.1 Paragraph 2
1.2 Paragraph 2
1.1.1 Paragraph 3 (This should be 1.2.1, like it is with the
headings).

I hope this was clear. It's easier with screen dumps or the actual
file. Please let me know if I can e-mail it to you.

Thanks!

Åsa
 




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