WD2000: Outline Numbering Is Not Reapplied

ID: Q212260

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word 2000

SYMPTOMS

When you apply the Outline Number attribute to a document, remove the numbering format from all the paragraphs, and then reapply the format, Microsoft Word reapplies Outline Number only to the paragraph that contains the insertion point.


CAUSE

This problem occurs when you customize the Outline Number format to link to specific styles in the document. When you do this, Outline Number, a document-specific attribute, is set only once in the document. (The attribute is not cleared when you reset the Outline Number to None.)


WORKAROUND

To work around this behavior, use one of the following methods:

Method 1: Reset Paragraph Formatting

  1. Select the paragraphs from which you removed the Outline Numbering format.


  2. Press CTRL+Q.


This method resets the paragraph formatting for the selected paragraph to the default formatting and reapplies the Outline Numbering format.

Method 2: Select the Paragraphs and Reapply Outline Numbering

  1. Select the paragraphs from which you removed the Outline Numbering format.


  2. On the Format menu, click Bullets and Numbering.


  3. Click the Outline Numbered tab, select an Outline Numbering format, and click OK.



STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.


MORE INFORMATION

Word 6.0 and Word 95

In Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0 and 95, you can apply heading numbering to a document and then remove the formatting repeatedly. All the paragraphs with a Heading style are numbered according to the number you specify. Heading numbering in these versions of Word is a document-specific attribute that can be reset.

Word 2000

In Microsoft Word 2000 for Windows, Outline Number replaces Heading Number. Outline Number is a document-specific attribute that cannot be reset.

How to Link a Numbering Level to a Style

  1. On the Format menu, click Bullets and Numbering.


  2. Click the Outline Numbered tab.


  3. Select a numbering style and click Customize.


  4. In the Level box, select a level. In the Link level to style list, select the style you want to link to the level.


  5. Repeat step 4 for each level that you link to a style.


  6. Click OK.


If you did not previously apply Outline Number to the document, numbering is applied to the document based on the styles you specify.

If you previously applied Outline Number, only the paragraph that contains the insertion point is renumbered.

Additional query words: word2000 heading numbering level

Keywords : kbdta kbnumbering wd2000
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug


Last Reviewed: January 6, 2000
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