My guess is that the document is using LISTNUM fields for numbering. Press
Alt+F9 to show field codes. These fields can be restarted, for example like
this: { LISTNUM \l 1 \s 34 }, and they work together with auto numbering,
which explains why you can use auto numbering to affect the fields (and vice
versa). For more on LISTNUM, see this article:
Field codes: ListNum field
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HP051895471033.aspx?pid=CH061047271033

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP
> My guess is that the document is using LISTNUM fields for numbering. Press
> Alt+F9 to show field codes. These fields can be restarted, for example like
> this: { LISTNUM \l 1 \s 34 }
Thanks. How can I get LISTNUMS to 'automatically increment'? -- i.e., if I
create one using the model of your example, but then copy and paste it into
another cell, the same 'number' appears in that cell.
I thought that by deleting the \s# spec. the numbers would increase by one
in each successive cell (moving horizontally). But when I Alt-F9'd those
numbers, they all already show as only LISTNUM \l 1 (i.e., no starting value
is shown).
How do I get the numbers in each successive cell to increment?
Thanks again.
Stefan Blom - 14 Aug 2007 12:10 GMT
Your assumption is correct: without an \s switch, numbering should increment
automatically. Note, however, that if you are also using paragraph/outline
numbering, it will affect (and be affected by) the LISTNUM fields. For the
general principles, see
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/numbering/listrestartbylistnum.htm.

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Stefan Blom
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>> My guess is that the document is using LISTNUM fields for numbering.
>> Press
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> Thanks again.