WD2002: Restart Numbering Is Lost in Repasted Numbered List (282537)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 2002
This article was previously published under Q282537

SYMPTOMS

After you paste a numbered list contained in one document into a second document, if you restart the numbering of several list items in the original document and then repaste the changed numbered list into the second document, the last list items lose the Restart Numbering format.

For example, if the numbered list containing the Restart Numbering format similar to the following:

1. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
   2. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
   2. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
   2. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.


is repasted into the second document, the numbered list may be pasted similar to the following:

1. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
   2. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
   2. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
   4. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when the numbered list is formatted with either a custom style or a built-in style that contains numbering.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, use one of the following methods.

Method 1: Restart the Numbering in the Pasted Numbered List

To restart the numbering in the pasted list, right-click the incorrectly numbered item, and then click to select Restart Numbering on the shortcut menu that appears.

NOTE: You may need to restart numbering on several numbered list items before the list is numbered correctly.

Method 2: Do Not Apply a Custom or Built-in Numbered Style

To prevent this problem, do not use a custom style or a built-in style that is formatted with numbering. Instead, manually apply numbering to your list.

To apply numbering to a list, do one of the following:
  • After typing your list, select it and then click Bullets and Numbering on the Format menu. In the Bullets and Numbering dialog box, click to select the type of numbering you want, and then click OK.

    -or-
  • After typing your list, select it and then click Numbering on the Formatting toolbar.

    NOTE: If the Formatting toolbar is not displayed, click Toolbars on the View menu, and then click to select Formatting.

    -or-
  • As you type your original list, also type the number of the first list item. All list items after the first will be automatically numbered in sequence.

    NOTE: If the second and remaining items of your list are not automatically numbered, turn on the Automatic numbered lists option. To do this, follow these steps:
    1. On the Tools menu, click AutoCorrect Options.
    2. On the AutoFormat As You Type tab, click to select the Automatic numbered lists check box, and then click OK.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:7/27/2006
Keywords:kbbug kbnofix KB282537
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