Outline numbering and hidden text font in MS Word

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marc@marchankin.com - 01 Dec 2003 05:31 GMT

Outline numbering and hidden text font in MS Word
I often use Outline Numbered paragraphs in MS Word.
I want to hide some of the paragraphs in MS Word using
the Hidden font effect.
When (for example) paragraphs 3 through 5 are hidden, I'd
like paragraph #6 to appear as paragraph 3,
instead of continuing to appear as #6, i.e.:
1    Hello said the brown dog
2    Hello said the brown dog
6    Hello said the brown dog

Does anyone know how I can accomplish that?
I'd be pleased to pay for the answer.

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Shauna Kelly - 01 Dec 2003 08:00 GMT

Hi Marc

No, sorry. That's just the way Word works. My working theory as to why
this is the case is that "hidden" is a property of text, but "numbering"
is a property of a paragraph. So setting the text to hidden doesn't
affect the numbering of the paragraph; it just hides the text (and the
numbering) in the paragraph.

Hope this helps.

Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP.
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word
Melbourne, Australia

> Outline numbering and hidden text font in MS Word
> I often use Outline Numbered paragraphs in MS Word.
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> Does anyone know how I can accomplish that?
> I'd be pleased to pay for the answer.

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