numbering with LISTNUM

[tony]

Hello,
Sorry for my broken English.

I want to ask a few things for numbering of the documents.
I will ask only for "LISTNUM"

1) How to restart numbering of the document? The Numbering must be
start at 3.4.5. I use LISTNUM field for numbering and the first field
must be 3.4.5.

2) How to restart LISTNUM field? Example: I have 4 level LISTNUM
field: 5.6.7.8. How to restart this field to 1.1.1.1 ?

All The LISTNUM fields are with Name "LegalDefault" - "LISTNUM
LegalDefault" and the maximum level is 6.

And if it is not possible to dol, that i ask above. Then what type of
field i must use to restart numbering and to start at any point? And
the levels will be 6.

Thanks in advance!
tony

[John McGhie [MVP - Word]]

Hi Tony:

This responds to microsoft.public.word.numbering on 20 Jan 2003 08:55:21
-0800, ang...@mail.bg (tony):

> Hello,
> Sorry for my broken English.
>
> I want to ask a few things for numbering of the documents.
> I will ask only for "LISTNUM"
>
> 1) How to restart numbering of the document? The Numbering must be
> start at 3.4.5. I use LISTNUM field for numbering and the first field
> must be 3.4.5.

I am not aware of a way to make the ListNum field reset its lower levels to
anything other than "1". You need to insert two false fields above the one
that you want to reset and hide them.

First insert a ListNum field, and set its "Level" to "1" and it's "Start at"
to "3".
{ LISTNUM LegalDefault \l 1 \s 3 }

Now follow that with another ListNum field, and this time set its level to
"2" and its "start at" to "4".

{ LISTNUM LegalDefault \l 2 \s 4 }

Finally insert the ListNum field that you want, and set its level to "3" and
its start-at to "5".
{ LISTNUM LegalDefault \l 3 \s 5 }

You end up with fields in the document looking like this:
3.
3.4.
3.4.5.

Select the first two fields and apply format>Font>Hidden to them so that
they do not print.

>
> 2) How to restart LISTNUM field? Example: I have 4 level LISTNUM
> field: 5.6.7.8. How to restart this field to 1.1.1.1 ?

Include the \s "Start at" switch and set it to "1"

>
> All The LISTNUM fields are with Name "LegalDefault" - "LISTNUM
> LegalDefault" and the maximum level is 6.

The keyword LegalDefault gives you the 1.1.1 outline numbering. If you
change that, you will get a different outline numbering scheme.
LegalDefault is the only one you can use for this purpose.

> And if it is not possible to dol, that i ask above. Then what type of
> field i must use to restart numbering and to start at any point? And
> the levels will be 6.

You can construct the sequence you need using SEQ field, but the coding is
intensely complex.

Hope this helps
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[Bruce Brown]

Hi, Tony -

The LISTNUM field has two switches: L for level and S for start
number.

The basic strategy for re-starting LISTNUM numbering is crude but
effective. Use LISTNUM fields to change EACH PREVIOUS LEVEL, then
hide the fields with white font (NOT hidden font). On the line below
the whited out level(s), put in a LISTNUM field with the start number
you need.

To switch between contents and results of a field, Alt-F9. To easily
put in a field, Ctrl-F9 and type in the contents.

START LEVEL ONE AT 6
Display: { LISTNUM LegalDefault \L 1 \S 6 }(No white font needed
for level one)

START LEVEL TWO AT 3.7
White out: { LISTNUM LegalDefault \L 1 \S 3 }
'Level one, start at three, (white font)
Display: { LISTNUM LegalDefault \L 2 \S 7 }
'Level two starts at 7.

START LEVEL THREE AT 11.3.8
White out: { LISTNUM LegalDefault \L 1 \S 11 }
{ LISTNUM LegalDefault \L 2 \S 3 }
'Level one, start at 11; level two, start at 3 (white
font)
Display: { LISTNUM LegalDefault \L 3 \S 8 }
'Level three starts at 8.

START LEVEL FOUR AT 23.9.37.5
White out: { LISTNUM LegalDefault \L 1 \S 23 }
{ LISTNUM LegalDefault \L 2 \S 9 }
{ LISTNUM LegalDefault \L 3 \S 37 }
'Level one, start at 23; level two, start at 9; level
three, start at 37 (white font)
Display: { LISTNUM LegalDefault \L 4 \S 5 }
'Level four starts at 5.

Make sure there's no space between the \ and the S switch or the
numbering won't come out right.

What's wrong with your English? Your questions were quite clear.
Hope this solves your restart problems. - Bruce

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[John McGhie [MVP - Word]]

Hi Bruce:

That's what I said, except you say White font, not hidden. What's wrong
with Hidden?

Cheers

This responds to microsoft.public.word.numbering on 20 Jan 2003 21:19:04
-0800, Empyrea...@aol.com (Bruce Brown):

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[Bruce Brown]

Hi, John - There was only one article when I posted my message so I
didn't see yours.

Nothing wrong with Hidden; however, I prefer White to Hidden because
you don't have to click Show/Hide. Also because because the whited
out fields remain faintly visible to remind you that something is
there. Purely a personal preference, I guess. Cheers, - Bruce
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[John McGhie [MVP]]

Hi Bruce:

Ah hah! Yes, good thinking :-)

Of course we should NOT be advising users to use EITHER Hidden or White in a
document, we know that :-)

The reason is that "disappearing" text in a document makes for a maintenance
nightmare. But it's certainly the slickest way around this problem.

cheers

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from "Bruce Brown" <Empyrea...@aol.com> on 21/1/03 10:54 AM:

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