Please Note: This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Word versions: 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003. If you are using a later version (Word 2007 or later), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for later versions of Word, click here: Continuing Your Numbering.
You can take advantage of a nifty Word feature that allows you to easily pick up numbering where you previously left off. This is great for numbered lists that are interspersed with paragraphs that have a different format. In general, the feature is accessed as follows:
Figure 1. The Numbered tab of the Bullets and Numbering dialog box.
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2017-03-02 19:02:34
Bill Lewis
thank you for this tip - saved m hours of pain!!!
2015-10-20 05:39:51
Dorhami
After a new level 2 I want level 3 to start over again. Instead is continues numbering from previous level 3.
2015-10-14 12:36:19
Phil Alvarez
This problem has existed through many versions of Word and for way too many years. The only thing that has worked for me has been to give up on Word entirely and type the numbers in manually.
2015-10-07 03:42:31
Igor
After copy-pasting some text containg numbered list, MS Word continue numbering in the inserted portion despiting my wish. For example, when I copy-paste a text something like
1. Item1
2. Item2,
__
MS word produces
1. Item1
2. Item2,
__
3. Item1
4. Item2,
__
The question is: how to tell MS Word to
produce
1. Item1
2. Item2,
__
1. Item1
2. Item2,
__
leaving 1 and 2 in the inserted part?
Thanks in advance.
2015-03-20 06:49:50
alex
PLEASE help - how do i get word to number my clauses correctly? right now my clause 8 has sub clauses that say 1.1 where they should say 8.1.... the whole clause starts again at 1 after the clause 8 heading...
2015-01-18 16:20:24
shawn
Thanks.
Been fighting with this for too long.
Didn't know about 'continue from prev list'
However: 'continue from prev list' DOES NOT work in all instances.
Office Pro Plus 2010
v14.0.7140.5002
I had pasted images into my document from the clipboard. No mater what I do to paragraphs after an image they will not continue with the prev list numbering. I had to cut the image, enter <return><space> a couple times paste my image back in order for numbers to continue. Interestingly numbers did remain in sequence if I later deleted a paragraph.
2012-11-30 10:10:06
I am trying to make continuous purchase order numbers. How do I format a cell to change to the next po number similtaneouly?
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