Q165471: WD97: ListNum Changes Numbering Level When Heading Style Applied

Article: Q165471
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbualink97 kbusage word97 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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When you insert a ListNum field into a document and then apply a heading style
to a paragraph before the ListNum field, the result of the ListNum field will be
demoted one numbering level below the heading level you applied (rather than
retaining the numbering level that was applied when the ListNum field was
inserted).

WORKAROUND
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Manually promote or demote the ListNum field to the numbering level you want,
using one of the following methods:

Method 1
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1. Position the insertion point inside the ListNum field.

2. Click the Increase Indent button on the Formatting toolbar to promote the
  value of the ListNum field to a higher numbering level, or click the Decrease
  Indent button on the Formatting toolbar to demote the value of the ListNum
  field to a lower numbering level.

NOTE: You can also right-click the ListNum field and click the Increase Indent or
Decrease indent button on the shortcut menu.

Method 2
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1. Turn on the field codes by pressing ALT+F9 on the keyboard if the field codes
  are not already visible.

2. Modify the number in the ListNum field that is immediately after the \l
  switch to indicate the numbering level you want. For example, a ListNum field
  formatted for numbering level two would appear as {LISTNUM \l 2}, and a
  ListNum field formatted for numbering level three would appear as {LISTNUM \l
  3}.

3. Press ALT+F9 on the keyboard to toggle the field codes off.

4. Update the field by clicking on the field and pressing F9 on the keyboard.

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

REFERENCES
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For more information on using the ListNum field, please see the following
articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q159943 WD97: General Information About Bullets and Numbering

  Q162895 WD97: How to Use the ListNum Field in Word

  Q160977 WD97: Error: ListNum Field In Table Causes Invalid Page Fault

  Q155961 WD97: ListNum Field Not Converted Saving to Word 6.0/95

For more information about the ListNum field, click Contents And Index on the
Help menu, click the Index tab in Help Topics: Microsoft Word, type the
following text

  ListNum

and then double-click the selected text to go to the "LISTNUM field" topic. If
you are unable to find the information you need, ask the Office Assistant.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbualink97 kbusage word97 kbnumbering 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbnofix

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