WD97: Style Changes When Numbering Applied to Based On Style (165529)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q165529

SYMPTOMS

When you create a new style based on an existing style and then define the existing (based on) style to include numbering, the new style will also be defined to include numbering.

NOTE: Numbering includes Bulleted, Numbered, and Outline Numbered.

CAUSE

This behavior is by design and is different from earlier versions of Word. Any custom style inherits numbering that is applied to the style it is based on.

WORKAROUND

Do not apply numbering to the existing style. Instead, apply numbering to the new style.

MORE INFORMATION

In earlier versions of Word, if you create a new style, for example MyStyle, and base it on the built-in Heading 1 style, it takes on the Heading 1 style attributes. If you then define Heading 1 to have heading numbering, Heading 1 will have the heading numbering attribute applied to it, but MyStyle will not.

In Word 97 for Windows, when you define the Heading 1 style to have heading numbering, both Heading 1 and MyStyle have the heading number attribute applied to them.

For more information about creating a new style, click Contents And Index on the Help menu, click the Index tab in Help Topics: Microsoft Word, type the following text

styles, creating

and then double-click the selected text to go to the "create new styles" topic. If you are unable to find the information you need, ask the Office Assistant.

REFERENCES

For more information about working with numbering, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

157138 WD97: Outline Numbering Is Not Reapplied

157834 WD97: Switching Between Bullets and Numbers Removes Indents

159943 WD97: General Information About Bullets and Numbering

164618 WD97: Conversion of Bullets and Numbering

For more information about numbering, click Contents And Index on the Help menu, click the Index tab in Help Topics: Microsoft Word, type the following text

numbers, inserting

and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Add bullets or numbers to lists" topic. If you are unable to find the information you need, ask the Office Assistant.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/14/2000
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