WD: Multilevel Numbering Broken in Table After Removing Numbering (122169)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0a
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0c
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 95 7.0a
  • Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0
  • Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0.1
  • Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0.1a
This article was previously published under Q122169

SYMPTOMS

The Remove button in the Format Bullets and Numbering dialog box may be unavailable (dimmed) after you remove Multilevel numbering from a table. This means you cannot remove other numbering formatting from the table unless you use the Numbering button on the Standard toolbar.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs only if you remove the Multilevel numbering from the first column of the table. Specifically, the Remove button is unavailable if you select any column other than column 1 or if you select a single cell. By contrast, the Remove button is available if you position the insertion point in a single cell (but do not select anything) in any column other than column 1.

NOTE: The Remove button remains available, as expected, if you remove Multilevel numbering from any column other than the first.

WORKAROUND

If the Remove button becomes unavailable, as described above, use the Numbering button on the Standard toolbar to remove any additional numbering formatting from your table.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Word 97 for Windows and Word 98 Macintosh Edition.

MORE INFORMATION

The following is a sample table to which Multilevel numbering formatting has been applied: 
   +--------------+-------------+-----------+--------------+
   | 1.           | 1.          | 1.        | 1.           |
   |--------------+-------------+-----------+--------------|
   | 2.           | 2.          | 2.        | 2.           |
   |--------------+-------------+-----------+--------------|
   | 3.           | 3.          | 3.        | 3.           |
   |--------------+-------------+-----------+--------------|
   | 4.           | 4.          | 4.        | 4.           |
   +--------------+-------------+-----------+--------------+
Below is a sample table in which numbering formatting was removed from the first column. In this table, the Remove button is unavailable if you select any column other than column 1, or if you select a single cell. 
   +--------------+-------------+-----------+--------------+
   |              | 1.          | 1.        | 1.           |
   |--------------+-------------+-----------+--------------|
   |              | 2.          | 2.        | 2.           |
   |--------------+-------------+-----------+--------------|
   |              | 3.          | 3.        | 3.           |
   |--------------+-------------+-----------+--------------|
   |              | 4.          | 4.        | 4.           |
   +--------------+-------------+-----------+--------------+
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/16/2005
Keywords:kbbug kbhowto kbnumbering kbtable KB122169
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