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MS Office Forum / Word / Numbering / May 2009Delete a paragraph without altering the outline numbering - Word 2003
Our legal docs in Word 2003 are formatted with styles which apply outline numbering to each paragraph (1.1, 1.1.1 and so on). Is it possible to delete paragraphs of text without altering the subsequent numbering? For example I have paragraphs 2.3.1; 2.3.2 and 2.3.3. I would like to remove all the wording and the number from 2.3.2 but still want to see the orignal text in 2.3.1 and 2.3.3. Basically make 2.3.2 disappear without affecting anything else. Thanks very much for any help. I am not sure if there is a 'slick' way of doing this but a workaround solution is to use the Hidden format attribute. Do you work with Formatting Marks showing? If not, turn them on (Ctrl+Shft+8 or the ¶ icon (on the Home ribbon or the Standard toolbar) to toggle the view of these). Delete the text but not the paragraph mark, the 2.3.2 will stay. Select the paragraph mark, add the Hidden format, when you turn off the Formatting Marks, and lo - 2.3.1 followed by 2.3.3. Hope this numbering sequence wont confuse you readers though. All the best DeanH > Our legal docs in Word 2003 are formatted with styles which apply > outline numbering to each paragraph (1.1, 1.1.1 and so on). Is it [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > 2.3.2 disappear without affecting anything else. Thanks very much for > any help. Thanks for that solution. It would certainly work but I was wondering if there was a way to achieve this using the numbering style and modifying the numbering scheme from that point onwards? Thanks for your help. So long as you have the Outline Numbering setup, then of course you can have the numbering changed to whatever you want. Go to Customize on the Bullet & Numbering dialog. Select Level 3, then increase the Start at: number to 3. All sebsequent numbers will automatically reflect the change. Hope this helps DeanH > Thanks for that solution. It would certainly work but I was wondering > if there was a way to achieve this using the numbering style and > modifying the numbering scheme from that point onwards? Thanks for > your help. Yes...that's it! Thanks very much. |
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