Numbering dilemma

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Maria

I have been handed a document in which I'm applying
numbered headings.

Article I
Section 1
1.1
1.1.1, etc.

In Sections 34, 35 and 36 for some reason there are
brackets around the word "Section" and it's in bold print
(the rest is in regular. As you know, lawyers want these
things just as they write them.

Do I have to set a new heading just for this? What to
do?

Thanks for this and all the help you've given me!
 
Hi Maria

If you already have a working heading numbering scheme that gives you the
normal format, then I'd suggest one of the following workarounds:

* Use a LISTNUM field combined with an unnumbered Section level heading
style that otherwise looks like the numbered one. Using that style, type in
the bold [Section], and then insert a level 2 LISTNUM field. Provided you
only have the one list or bullet numbering sequence in your document this
should give you the autonumber from the same sequence. (Unnamed LISTNUM
fields pick up the last numbering sequence so if you have additional bullet
lists intervening you would have to get into named LISTNUMs which is
probably going to be too complex to get to work.)

* Use a hidden section heading for these sections, and then type in a dummy
one. This is a cheat and may cause confusion if someone else edits -
especially if they make insertions earlier in the document, when the
numbering won't update in taht heading correctly- but is probably the
easiest way to do it if you can get away with it.

I must say this makes me glad this isn't my boss or my problem!
 
Thank you so much, Margaret. Another more pressing job
came in and took my attention away from this problem
(someone else picked it up). I looked at it afterwards
and the word processor who did it just left the headings
as is, without adjustment. Haven't heard any complaints---
-yet!

OF COURSE! The listnum solution is perfect for this type
of situation. I will remember it for the next time!

Margaret, God bless you for your wonderful help!
-----Original Message-----
Hi Maria

If you already have a working heading numbering scheme that gives you the
normal format, then I'd suggest one of the following workarounds:

* Use a LISTNUM field combined with an unnumbered Section level heading
style that otherwise looks like the numbered one. Using that style, type in
the bold [Section], and then insert a level 2 LISTNUM field. Provided you
only have the one list or bullet numbering sequence in your document this
should give you the autonumber from the same sequence. (Unnamed LISTNUM
fields pick up the last numbering sequence so if you have additional bullet
lists intervening you would have to get into named LISTNUMs which is
probably going to be too complex to get to work.)

* Use a hidden section heading for these sections, and then type in a dummy
one. This is a cheat and may cause confusion if someone else edits -
especially if they make insertions earlier in the document, when the
numbering won't update in taht heading correctly- but is probably the
easiest way to do it if you can get away with it.

I must say this makes me glad this isn't my boss or my problem!

--
Margaret Aldis - Microsoft Word MVP
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Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.mvps.org/word

I have been handed a document in which I'm applying
numbered headings.

Article I
Section 1
1.1
1.1.1, etc.

In Sections 34, 35 and 36 for some reason there are
brackets around the word "Section" and it's in bold print
(the rest is in regular. As you know, lawyers want these
things just as they write them.

Do I have to set a new heading just for this? What to
do?

Thanks for this and all the help you've given me!
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