[austechwriter] Re: Outline numbering using user-defined styles

Rod,

Thanks for the info. Yes, even though the scheme looks OK I can see it's not
even working properly on my machine - I'm sure this is something to do with
altering the numbering system on documents which have already been created
with a different numbering system. I will try the SEQ method. I took Normal
off the base style - it didn't make a difference to the Outline Numbering in
any case.

Rgds,
Petra

----- Original Message -----
From: Rod Ward <rod.w@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2003 4:39 PM
Subject: [austechwriter] Re: Outline numbering using user-defined styles


>
> Petra,
>
> Don't celebrate too soon.=20
>
> Your numbering may work OK on your own system but this is not a
> guarantee that it will work flawlessly on someone else's PC if you
> happen to send the document to them.=20
>
> Word numbering is notoriously buggy due to the way that it used number
> list galleries that can be differently configured on other PCs. Many
> techwriters (myself included) have given up on trying to get Word to
> behave with its default list numbering method and choose to use
> field-based numbering instead with macros set up to slot in the SEQ
> fields and styles at the flick of a keystroke. You need one SEQ field
> set up to begin a series of numbers and another one for all subsequent
> items. This method ensures that the numbers will be unchanged on another
> PC. You can also unlink the fields to "freeze" the numbering in place.
>
> If you still wish to run with Word's own number gallery system, to
> reduce your pain I would advise against using Normal as your base style
> since this can vary depending on how it is configured in the underlying
> global template (Normal.dot) resident on the PC at the time. I tend to
> base all of my styles on a uniquely named style which I create. Since
> this style will be unknown to all other PCs I find that Word takes one
> look at it and then leaves it alone since it doesn't match up with any
> of the default-named styles it knows about. Having none of my styles
> based on the default Normal style has saved me a lot of annoyance over
> the years.
>
> Regards
>
> Rod Ward.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Petra Liverani [mailto:petsky@xxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, 20 May 2003 2:16 PM
> To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [austechwriter] Re: Outline numbering using user-defined styles
>
>
>
> I made it work. Not sure how. On the Outline Numbered tab I reset the
> boxes
> and started again with one of the default styles and made my styles
> based on
> Normal instead of (no style) but I have no idea really what made it
> work.
>
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