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Q165529: WD97: Style Changes When Numbering Applied to Based On Style

Article: Q165529
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 create a new style based on an existing style and then define the
existing (based on) style to include numbering, the new style will also be
defined to include numbering.

NOTE: Numbering includes Bulleted, Numbered, and Outline Numbered.

CAUSE
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This behavior is by design and is different from earlier versions of Word. Any
custom style inherits numbering that is applied to the style it is based on.

WORKAROUND
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Do not apply numbering to the existing style. Instead, apply numbering to the
new style.

MORE INFORMATION
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In earlier versions of Word, if you create a new style, for example MyStyle, and
base it on the built-in Heading 1 style, it takes on the Heading 1 style
attributes. If you then define Heading 1 to have heading numbering, Heading 1
will have the heading numbering attribute applied to it, but MyStyle will not.

In Word 97 for Windows, when you define the Heading 1 style to have heading
numbering, both Heading 1 and MyStyle have the heading number attribute applied
to them.

For more information about creating a new style, click Contents And Index on the
Help menu, click the Index tab in Help Topics: Microsoft Word, type the
following text

  styles, creating

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

REFERENCES
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For more information about working with numbering, please see the following
articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q157138 WD97: Outline Numbering Is Not Reapplied

  Q157834 WD97: Switching Between Bullets and Numbers Removes Indents

  Q159943 WD97: General Information About Bullets and Numbering

  Q164618 WD97: Conversion of Bullets and Numbering

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

  numbers, inserting

and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Add bullets or numbers to
lists" 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        : kbprb

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