Removing Numbering Does Not Restart Next Item at 1

• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a

SYMPTOMS

After you remove the numbering from an item in the middle of a numbered list (using the Numbering button on the Formatting Toolbar), the list item maintains its indent, and the numbered item that follows does not restart at 1.

CAUSE

This behavior is by design. When you choose the Numbering button on the Formatting Toolbar, the paragraph is reformatted with Skip Numbering, which does not interrupt the list numbering and which maintains the item's indentation.

RESOLUTION

Format the item with Stop Numbering, rather than Skip Numbering. To do this:

1. Select the item where you want the numbering to stop (even if you already formatted it with Skip Numbering).

2. Click the right mouse button to display the shortcut menu.

3. Choose Stop Numbering.

Note: If you have not yet removed the number from the list item, you can use the Bullets And Numbering command from the Format menu and choose the Remove button to stop numbering your list. Using this method removes the indent at the same time it removes the numbering.

For more information about the Stop Numbering and Skip Numbering commands, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q113762
   TITLE: Hanging Indent Remains After Removing Bullets and Numbering

REFERENCES

"Microsoft Word User's Guide," version 6.0, page 153