spacing ???

[L.]

This may have been ask before but need answer stat. My wife is pulling her
hair.

She made an outline for a small booklet using roman numerals. She is trying
to change the outline and insert a new line without a number. Can't get it
to take without number added and tab spacing.
example:

Chapter 1.
I. start
II. review
III. sample (**)
IV. title
V. end

She needs to insert "Chapter II" between III. & IV and redo numbering.

When she types Chapter II (**) and hits "enter", Chapter II is not spaced to
far left and number are added and others are moved down.

Hope this explains what the problem is.
Know this is quick and dirty but she's at a standstill.


thanks,

L.

 

[Tom Ferguson]

There are various ways to do that.

With non-printing characters showing, navigate to the end of the line
just before you want to insert the new material. Copy the pilcrow (or
alinea) and then paste it. Next, assure that the cursor is positioned to
the immediate left of the marker, type the new text.

It's a method that falls under the description of "quick and dirty" but
its quick if you don't have to make to many such adjustments.

One alternative is to remove the outline formatting, type the new
material and then re-apply the formatting.

Others might have better suggestions. I'm not among the most efficient
or proficient Word users.

Tom
MSMVP
Windows Shell/User

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

I don't understand what your wife is doing. Does she want Chapter 2 (not II)
and for the numbering of the outline following it to restart? Or does she
want Chapter 2 (not II) and for the roman numbering to continue? Or does she
want an unnumbered paragraph (not a chapter number at all) between II and
III? Or what?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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[Tom Ferguson]

Upon re-reading, I think I misunderstood the formatting your wife
wanted. The method I suggested will cause the new entry to have the same
formatting as the sub-heads in your illustration. Now, I think you want
the new text to be formatted just as Chapter l is in your example text.
For that, copy the pilcrow from the first paragraph.

 

[L.]

Sorry for the confusion and also the help.

After getting a cup of coffee and 'settling" down, , she/we got into help
menu and figured it out. We also learned about using "Format - Bullets and
Numbering--" to set up a design she wanted.

again thanks,

L.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Instead of applying numbering directly, if she is really trying to set up an
outline-numbering scheme, direct her to
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/numbering/OutlineNumbering.html and tell her
to follow it carefully.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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[L.]

Will do.
Again, thanks.

Instead of applying numbering directly, if she is really trying to set up
an
outline-numbering scheme, direct her to
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/numbering/OutlineNumbering.html and tell
her
to follow it carefully.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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