Bulleting Alphabetized List Displays Incorrect Message

ID: Q87021

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

SYMPTOMS

If you apply bulleting to an alphabetic list in Microsoft Word for Windows, a message asking "Do you wish to replace the existing numbers with bullets?" is displayed.

The message should ask "Do you wish to replace the existing letters with bullets?" because the list is alphabetic.

The message is designed for alphabetic lists; no separate message specifying letters exists.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the versions of Microsoft Word for Windows listed above. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: 6.0 2.0 bulleted list word6 winword bullets winword2

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Version : WINDOWS:2.0,2.0a,2.0a-CD,2.0b,2.0c,6.0,6.0a,6.0c
Platform : WINDOWS
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