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MS Office Forum / Word / Numbering / December 2004Keep numbering on through blank paragraphs
If I have a numbered style like 1. First item ...and then press return get 2. ...press return again with no text and get a blank line still in the numbered style but with no number. Word has 'helpfully' switched numbering off. Is there any way to keep the numbering going through blank paragraphs. Thanks Chris, Blank paragraphs are a no-no :-) Format your paragraph style to include space after (Format>Paragraph>Spacing>After). This way when you press "enter" (return is for a typewriter) you get the space between paragraphs and numbers continue. Here is a a bit a help that you might find useful: http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/concepts/introduction/index.html http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/numbering/OutlineNumbering.html  SignatureGreg Maxey/Word MVP A Peer in Peer to Peer Support > If I have a numbered style like > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Thanks Format, Bullets & Numbering, Restart > Chris, > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > > > Thanks Debutante, Right click on your menu, click customize, then click Format. Grab Bullets and Numbering and drag it off the menu. Then forget about it. Shauna Kelly explains outline numbering in the link I provided. She also wisely advises against using Format>Bullets and Numbering. http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/numbering/OutlineNumbering.html SignatureGreg Maxey/Word MVP A Peer in Peer to Peer Support > Format, Bullets & Numbering, Restart >> Chris, [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] >>> >>> Thanks Regardless of how you apply numbering, you will lose it if you press Enter in an empty numbered paragraph. SignatureSuzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. > Debutante, > [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > >>> > >>> Thanks Greg, I have a mind of my own..thanks..get a life now. > Debutante, > [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > >>> > >>> Thanks The trick is to make them not "blank." If you type a space, Word will preserve the numbering. SignatureSuzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. > If I have a numbered style like > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Thanks >The trick is to make them not "blank." If you type a space, Word will >preserve the numbering. Thanks for all your responses. Certainly it is best not to have blank paras but here's the rub: I use Word 2003 and lock the styles down so that users cannot change anything - works great except that numbers on paragraphs are lost by enter on a blank para and CANNOT be retrieved by pressing the numbering button because.....the style is locked!! The only way is to delete the blank para or reapply the stytle but really Word should make this an autoformat option don't you think? Also 'locked style' should mean just that. Chris Hi Chris I agree that this is a real problem with locking down styles in Word 2003. If you want to add your voice to those who would like this changed, send a message to mswish@microsoft.com. Put the word Word in the heading, describe what the problem is, your scenario and why you would want it changed. Shauna Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP. http://www.shaunakelly.com/word >>The trick is to make them not "blank." If you type a space, Word will >>preserve the numbering. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Chris |
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