WD97: Changing the Bullet Type in HTML Creates a Second Bullet

• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to change the bullet type in a Web page, Microsoft Word 97 adds a second bullet instead of changing the first bullet.

CAUSE

In HTML documents, bullets are actually graphic images; therefore, every time you select another bullet, Word adds another graphic. This lets you add as many bullets per line as you want.

WORKAROUND

To work around this behavior, you must first delete the original bullet, and then add the new bullet. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Click to select the bullet, and press DELETE.

2. On the Format menu, click Bullets and Numbering, and then click the Bulleted tab.

3. Click to select a bullet type and click OK.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about problems with bullets in HTML documents, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q172764
   TITLE     : WD97: Changes to List Number Styles May be Lost

   ARTICLE-ID: Q162955
   TITLE     : WD97: Alignment or Bulleted or Numbered List Lost in HTML

   ARTICLE-ID: Q164011
   TITLE     : WD97: Default Bullet Format Lost After Reopening HTML File