Cannot Create List with Multiple Bullets on One Line

ID: Q191310

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

You cannot create a bulleted outline list in Word 97 with multiple bullets on some lines.

This behavior is different from earlier versions of Word. For example, in Word for Windows 95, version 7.0, you can create a bulleted outline list by replacing numbers with bullets in multilevel numbering and by then setting the Include From Previous Level option to Numbers with the end result being one bullet on level 1, two bullets on level 2, and so on. The resulting text resembles the following:


   .
   ..
   ...

-or-


   .  Some text.


     ..  Some text.

      ...  Some text.

However, in Word 97, you can have only one bullet per line for each level of your outline. The standard multilevel bulleted list in Word 97 uses a different bullet or indentation to distinguish each level of the list.

CAUSE

The Include From Previous Level option is not available in the Customize Outline Numbered List dialog box in Word 97. (It is available in the Modify Multilevel List dialog box in Word 7.0.)

WORKAROUND

In Word 97, if you open a document that was formatted in Word 7.0, if the list includes a multiple-bullet bulleted list, you will see a custom multilevel bulleted list available in Word 97 that has multiple bullets on some lines.

To duplicate this functionality in Word 97, you must start with a document that has a bulleted list that is formatted with multiple bullets on some lines. You can then create a template that will include this formatting by deleting all of the unneeded text in the document with the exception of one or more paragraphs that are formatted with the multi-bulleted list and save that document in Word 97 as a document template.

To save the document as a template, follow these steps:

On the File menu, click Save As.

In the Save As Type list, select Document Template (*.dot).

Change the file name if necessary, and click Save.

To use the multi-bulleted list, open a new document based on the new template. To open a new document based on a template, follow these steps:

On the File menu, click New.

Click to select the template.

Click OK.

NOTE: You must have at least one line formatted with the bulleted list in your document at all times. If you delete the last paragraph with this formatting or remove the list formatting, you will lose the custom bulleted list option.

STATUS

This behavior is by design of Microsoft Word 97.

MORE INFORMATION

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbdta
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb