Listnum vs Autonumlgl

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ASRitchie - 24 Nov 2004 09:49 GMT

Is there anyway to default Listnum to act in the same way as Autonumlgl in
respect to automatically changing levels with respect to the preceding
heading. i.e. if a level 2 header is inserted above a level 2 listnum I
would like the listnum to automatically change to level 3.

(I find the listnum field is more consistent than the autonumlgl field, but
having to update every field when the level changes is a pain)

The autonumlgl help explains how this field works:

"The numbers reflect the heading levels that correspond to the heading
styles. If you insert an AUTONUMLGL field in paragraphs of body text
(paragraphs not formatted with built-in heading styles), the number of the
preceding heading is included in the paragraph number. For example, if the
preceding heading is numbered 1.2.3, paragraphs of body text are numbered
1.2.3.1, 1.2.3.2, 1.2.3.3, and so on."

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Stefan Blom - 26 Nov 2004 08:30 GMT

You could always insert LISTNUM without specifying a level at all,
like this: { LISTNUM LegalDefault }, which would cause it to adjust
its level depending on the previous heading level. Note that this may
not work in all cases. For example, in table cells it won't (at least
not in Word 2000).

Another aspect is that if you don't specify all parameters, you
actually give up a little of your control over numbering formatting,
which is part of the advantage of the field, compared to using outline
numbering.

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> Is there anyway to default Listnum to act in the same way as Autonumlgl in
> respect to automatically changing levels with respect to the preceding
[quoted text clipped - 12 lines]
> preceding heading is numbered 1.2.3, paragraphs of body text are numbered
> 1.2.3.1, 1.2.3.2, 1.2.3.3, and so on."

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