WD97: Outline Numbering Links to All Styles After Style Copy

 Last reviewed: July 31, 1997
Article ID: Q165470
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

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

The Numbering dialog box is showing the incorrect information.

WORKAROUND

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 the Customize button and then click the OK button.

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

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

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

REFERENCES

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

     Article ID: Word 97: General Information about Bullets and Numbering
     Title: Q159943
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. 
Keywords          : kbnumbering kbualink97 kbusage
Version           : 97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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Last reviewed: July 31, 1997
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