I select one bullet, Word applies another

[Guest]

It doesn't always happen. In fact, it seems to occur most often after I've
been in the same document for a long period of time.

For example, I highlight my text, then select one of the numbered bullets
shown in the pop-up (eg. the one formatted as "1., 2., etc"), but when I
return to the document, the text has a completely different set of bullets
(eg. the one formatted as "a., b., etc."). When it gets in this "mood", it
never gives me the bullets I select the first time, I always have to go back
and do it a second time, and then it finally works. This is extrodinarily
time consuming when formatting a lengthy document. What is going on??

 

[Stefan Blom]

For more control, use styles to apply bullets and numbering. See
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/bullets/controlbullets.html and
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/numbering/OutlineNumbering.html.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


in message

It doesn't always happen. In fact, it seems to occur most often after I've
been in the same document for a long period of time.

For example, I highlight my text, then select one of the numbered bullets
shown in the pop-up (eg. the one formatted as "1., 2., etc"), but when I
return to the document, the text has a completely different set of bullets
(eg. the one formatted as "a., b., etc."). When it gets in this "mood", it
never gives me the bullets I select the first time, I always have to go back
and do it a second time, and then it finally works. This is extrodinarily
time consuming when formatting a lengthy document. What is going

on??