Shauna's article explains how to set up outline numbering correctly; when
done right, it should be almost unbreakable.
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
"Bryston" <Bryston@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:581BB987-4A33-4D70-9BFE-0508F614597F@microsoft.com...
> Does this solution solve the issue for all pre-existing documents? I too
> am
> experiencing this issue and have over 100 documents that this issue occurs
> and over 100 users that are now SP3
>
> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
>
>> See http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/numb...Numbering.html
>>
>> --
>> Suzanne S. Barnhill
>> Microsoft MVP (Word)
>> Words into Type
>> Fairhope, Alabama USA
>>
>> "Rose" <Rose@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:B00FE745-414D-4F56-9890-220079173706@microsoft.com...
>> >I can get the bulllets and numbering dialog box just fine, but the
>> >selection
>> > doesn't allow for the sample
>> > 2
>> > 2.1
>> > 2.2
>> > 2.2.1
>> > 2.2.2
>> > etc. It numbers instead sequentially, e.g. 2.1, 3.1, 4.1
>> >
>> > I didn't create this document and I think the creator may have
>> > overwritten
>> > the original styles.
>> >
>> > Please assume I am a real novice and try to explain again?
>> >
>> > Thank you,
>> >
>> > R.
>> > "TG2001" wrote:
>> >
>> >> I got a very similar problem when I open an existing word document
>> >> after
>> >> install SP3. With in that document, some pages show outline numbering
>> >> correct but some pages did not show bullet numbering. After my
>> >> investigate,
>> >> you should try right click on that line with outline number and click
>> >> menu
>> >> "Bullets and Numberings" , it will be numbered tab, change to outline
>> >> numbered tab and choose the style that you want it to be. This one
>> >> action
>> >> will correct all the missing bullet number for you. I doubt that the
>> >> word
>> >> document was created with some error long time ago but it did not show
>> >> up
>> >> when we use Offfice 2000 or Office 2003 SP2.
>> >>
>> >> "James" wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > After the auto updates installed MS Office 2003 Service Pack 3 my
>> >> > documents
>> >> > are not formatted properly. The numbering is gone for the most part.
>> >> > I
>> >> > had
>> >> > doc that looked like the following. (sorry the tabs are not correct
>> >> > but
>> >> > I
>> >> > tihnk you can get the point)
>> >> >
>> >> > 1. Subject
>> >> > 1.1. Sub Subject
>> >> > 1.1.1. Detail
>> >> > 1.1.1.1. Sub Detail
>> >> > Now they roughly look like this.
>> >> >
>> >> > 1. Subject
>> >> > Sub Subject
>> >> > Detail
>> >> > Sub Detail
>> >> >
>> >> > I rolled back my computer to before the update and the docs are
>> >> > fine.
>> >> > The
>> >> > problem is this is a work computer and I can not turn off the auto
>> >> > updates.
>> >> >
>> >> > Thank you for any help you may be able to give.
>> >> >
>> >> > James
>> >> >
>>
>>
>>