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I am using Word 2003 (Service Pack 2) on WinXP (SP2)
I am trying to construct a new document template .dot file for user manuals.
I am using the built-in Heading1, Heading2 and Heading3 styles in Normal.dot
to do my ordinary chapter headings and sub-headings - they are all set to
the "outline numbering" scheme of
1 Heading ,
1.1 Heading 2
1.1.1 Heading 3 etc etc ........... this seemed to work fine.
However I then created a new style via the Formatting & Styles,
for Appendix Headings.
This looks the same as Heading 1 in terms of fonts size,
but has the numbering scheme "Appendix A" {heading text} etc
To set these properties, I click "New Style" from the task pane,
then Format > Numbering, choose Outline Numbering Tab,
click Customize button, make sure More>> is selected.
The result was haywire! madness!
All my heading 2 and heading 3 properties changed when I add
my new Heading Appendix style to the template! Without me editing them,
they change all my themselves - I go into their Format dialogues and
their numbering properties have changed.
I try to repair them, and now Heading 1 changes all by itself!
And then Heading Appendix changes!
I imagine the parameters involved must be:
"Style based on..." (on the main "New Style" dialogue)
and then "Link level to style" on the Customize dialogue.
How do these interact?
I do not understand the logic or workings of the "Link Level to Style" drop
down -
what does it mean to say that a style's outline numbering level should be
linked to itself?
And why should this change other style's outline numberings?!
I am trying to construct a new document template .dot file for user manuals.
I am using the built-in Heading1, Heading2 and Heading3 styles in Normal.dot
to do my ordinary chapter headings and sub-headings - they are all set to
the "outline numbering" scheme of
1 Heading ,
1.1 Heading 2
1.1.1 Heading 3 etc etc ........... this seemed to work fine.
However I then created a new style via the Formatting & Styles,
for Appendix Headings.
This looks the same as Heading 1 in terms of fonts size,
but has the numbering scheme "Appendix A" {heading text} etc
To set these properties, I click "New Style" from the task pane,
then Format > Numbering, choose Outline Numbering Tab,
click Customize button, make sure More>> is selected.
The result was haywire! madness!
All my heading 2 and heading 3 properties changed when I add
my new Heading Appendix style to the template! Without me editing them,
they change all my themselves - I go into their Format dialogues and
their numbering properties have changed.
I try to repair them, and now Heading 1 changes all by itself!
And then Heading Appendix changes!
I imagine the parameters involved must be:
"Style based on..." (on the main "New Style" dialogue)
and then "Link level to style" on the Customize dialogue.
How do these interact?
I do not understand the logic or workings of the "Link Level to Style" drop
down -
what does it mean to say that a style's outline numbering level should be
linked to itself?
And why should this change other style's outline numberings?!