Outline Numbering Issues

Candace Jones · External Since: Jul 12, 2007 Posts: 2

I'm creating an outline numbering scheme for our firm for some docs that we
use very frequently. I can get the outline numbering customized and when I
type in new information it works great. BUT if i copy any information from
another document in...it totally messes up. I also wanted to add the
numbering to styles so it could be applied to existing docs but that isn't
working either.
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Candace Jones
Training & Education
Wallace Engineering

Suzanne S. Barnhill · External Since: Sep 26, 2003 Posts: 23321

You've probably already seen
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/numbering/OutlineNumbering.html. If not,
read and follow it carefully. When you paste information in from other
documents, apply your numbered styles, and Ctrl+Q if necessary, and you
should be good.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"Candace Jones" <CandaceJones.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0456C2E4-F2D3-4BA4-99CC-F5F9651D9DAE@microsoft.com...
> I'm creating an outline numbering scheme for our firm for some docs that
we
> use very frequently. I can get the outline numbering customized and when
I
> type in new information it works great. BUT if i copy any information
from
> another document in...it totally messes up. I also wanted to add the
> numbering to styles so it could be applied to existing docs but that isn't
> working either.
> --
> Candace Jones
> Training & Education
> Wallace Engineering

Candace Jones · External Since: Jul 12, 2007 Posts: 2

I have read it. I guess where I'm getting stuck is the heading piece. The
outline numbering was already set up so what do I do about the headings?
Even I try to create new heading styles it seems to work until I actually try
to apply them...then it deletes the entire piece of text. It does it on all
levels.

And when I paste things in...it deletes the text when I apply the style
--
Candace Jones
Training & Education
Wallace Engineering

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

> You've probably already seen
> http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/numbering/OutlineNumbering.html. If not,
> read and follow it carefully. When you paste information in from other
> documents, apply your numbered styles, and Ctrl+Q if necessary, and you
> should be good.
>
> --
> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> Words into Type
> Fairhope, Alabama USA
> Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
> all may benefit.
>
> "Candace Jones" <CandaceJones.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:0456C2E4-F2D3-4BA4-99CC-F5F9651D9DAE@microsoft.com...
> > I'm creating an outline numbering scheme for our firm for some docs that
> we
> > use very frequently. I can get the outline numbering customized and when
> I
> > type in new information it works great. BUT if i copy any information
> from
> > another document in...it totally messes up. I also wanted to add the
> > numbering to styles so it could be applied to existing docs but that isn't
> > working either.
> > --
> > Candace Jones
> > Training & Education
> > Wallace Engineering
>
>

Suzanne S. Barnhill · External Since: Sep 26, 2003 Posts: 23321

I'm not sure I understand how applying a style could delete text unless the
text in question was itself part of a numbered style ("Chapter 1," for
example).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Candace Jones" <CandaceJones.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I have read it. I guess where I'm getting stuck is the heading piece.
The
> outline numbering was already set up so what do I do about the headings?
> Even I try to create new heading styles it seems to work until I actually
try
> to apply them...then it deletes the entire piece of text. It does it on
all
> levels.
>
> And when I paste things in...it deletes the text when I apply the style
> --
> Candace Jones
> Training & Education
> Wallace Engineering
>
>
> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
>
> > You've probably already seen
> > http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/numbering/OutlineNumbering.html. If not,
> > read and follow it carefully. When you paste information in from other
> > documents, apply your numbered styles, and Ctrl+Q if necessary, and you
> > should be good.
> >
> > --
> > Suzanne S. Barnhill
> > Microsoft MVP (Word)
> > Words into Type
> > Fairhope, Alabama USA
> > Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
> > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
> > all may benefit.
> >
> > "Candace Jones" <CandaceJones.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
> > news:0456C2E4-F2D3-4BA4-99CC-F5F9651D9DAE@microsoft.com...
> > > I'm creating an outline numbering scheme for our firm for some docs
that
> > we
> > > use very frequently. I can get the outline numbering customized and
when
> > I
> > > type in new information it works great. BUT if i copy any information
> > from
> > > another document in...it totally messes up. I also wanted to add the
> > > numbering to styles so it could be applied to existing docs but that
isn't
> > > working either.
> > > --
> > > Candace Jones
> > > Training & Education
> > > Wallace Engineering
> >
> >