Numbering in comment

[Guest]

For some reason, in the document I am editing with Track Changes, an
automatic numbering turns on whenever I add a comment. I can delete it and
enter the comment just fine, but that is annoying. I've not had this problem
with hundreds of other documents.
Thanks for any suggestions to eliminate this.

 

[Guest]

Is the numbering in the comment itself? In that case, the problem could be
that the style "Comment text" (automatically applied to comments) has been
defined as a numbered style. You could check the style definition.

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Regards
Lene Fredborg
DocTools - Denmark
www.thedoctools.com
Document automation - add-ins, macros and templates for Microsoft Word

 

[Guest]

Yes, it is in the comment. How do I check (and turn off!) the style
definition for all of the comments without having to do it individually?
thanks.

 

[Guest]

The comments still need to use the "Comment Text" style so you need to modify
the style in case it has been defined with numbering. See this article for
details about how to modify a style:
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/styles/ModifyAStyle.html

In Step 2 in the article where it says: "In the Modify Style dialog, click
Format. Choose one of the characteristics of the style to modify: Font,
Paragraph etc.", select "Numbering" to open the Bullets and Numbering dialog
box. If the numbering is not set to "None" it indicates that the number in
the comment comes from the style. Click "None" - then click OK in each dialog
box.

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Regards
Lene Fredborg
DocTools - Denmark
www.thedoctools.com
Document automation - add-ins, macros and templates for Microsoft Word

 

[Guest]

That fixed it, though I still don't know how that got turned on in the first
place!
Thanks for your help!

 

[Guest]

One possible cause is explained here:
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/WholeDocumentReformatted.htm.