WD97: Numbered List Restarts at One After Saving to HTML

• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

If you have a document formatted such that a bulleted or numbered list is located inside another numbered list, then the outer numbered list will be broken into two numbered lists with the second part of the list being renumbered to start at one.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when you save the document in HTML format.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, use one of the following methods.

Method 1: Modify the HTML Document

Manually reformat the incorrect list in the HTML document to start at the correct number, by following these steps:

1. Position the insertion point at the start of the text for the incorrectly numbered paragraph.

   The insertion point will be immediately to the right of the number and the tab that follows it.

2. Press the BACKSPACE key on the keyboard to delete the numbering for the paragraph.

3. Type in the correct number followed by a space.

   The autoformatter will apply the new numbering scheme to the paragraph and the list will be internally connected to the first half of the list.

Method 2: Modify the Document Before Saving as HTML

Use the following steps to manually reformat the list:

1. Open the original Microsoft Word 97 document.

2. Select the lines of text you want numbered in the second part of the original list.

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

4. Click Customize.

5. In the Customize Numbered List dialog box, click Start At and select the number you want to use to start the numbering sequence.

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.

MORE INFORMATION

Following is an example of the list before the conversion to HTML (the correct list) and the results after the conversion (the incorrect list).

   The Correct List (Before the Conversion to HTML)
   -----------------------------------------------

   1. primary list item
   2. primary list item
   3. primary list item
        1. embedded list item
        2. embedded list item
   4. primary list item
   5. primary list item

   The Incorrect List (After the Conversion to HTML)
   -------------------------------------------------

   1. primary list item
   2. primary list item
   3. primary list item
        1. embedded list item
        2. embedded list item
   1. primary list item        <-- This item is now numbered incorrectly.
   2. primary list item

Keywords          : kbnumbering kbusage
Version           : 97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending