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Q165470: WD97: Outline Numbering Links to All Styles After Style Copy

Article: Q165470
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbualink97 kbusage kbnumbering
Last Modified: 14-NOV-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you create a numbering scheme that links to several heading styles and then
copy a few of those heading styles to a new document or template using the
Organizer, all of the heading style links will be copied to the new document or
template rather than just the heading style links pertaining to the heading
styles that were copied.

CAUSE
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The Numbering dialog box is showing incorrect information.

WORKAROUND
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To break the heading style numbering links so that only the links related to the
heading styles that were copied are available, follow these steps:

1. Open the document or template that you copied the heading styles to.

2. Position the insertion point in a paragraph that is formatted with a heading
  style.

3. On the Format menu, click Bullets And Numbering.

4. Click Customize, and then click OK.

5. Undo the numbering by pressing CTRL+Z on the keyboard (or, on the Edit menu,
  click Undo).

This breaks the numbering links to styles that were not copied over to the
document or template.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article.

This problem has been corrected in Word 2000.

REFERENCES
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For more information on using the Numbering feature, please see the following
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q159943 WD97: General Information About Bullets and Numbering

For more information about numbering, click the Office Assistant, type
"numbering," click Search, and then click one of the following topics:

- Troubleshoot bulleted or numbered lists
- Add bullets or numbers to lists
- Modify bullet or number formats
- Learn about bullets and numbering on Web pages
- Number cells in a table

Note: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the
Standard toolbar.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbualink97 kbusage kbnumbering 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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