when is a list not a list?

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Alexander Baron

I'm compiling a chronology for a friend - subject to my struggle against
RSI - a sample is printed below. Normally I write most of my text in
WordStar and convert it but I've been inputting this directly into Word.
Problem is that the program thinks the numbers at the beginning are list
numbers and treats them as such. Is there any way around this? Also,
everytime I start a new line with a small letter the program converts it
to a capital. How can I turn off this feature? Thanks.

BRITISH CHRONOLOGY


388: Battle of Poetovio - capture and execution og Magnus Maximus. His
soldiers returned to Armoria. St.Helen returned to Armoria.

389: Valentinian II Western Emperor. Stilicho commander in Britain.
Legio[?]XX decided, seniores and juniores, not Britones

c390: Death of Paternus Pesrut(Padarn Beisrudd), king of Vokadini[?],
descendant of Cunobelinus

391: Eternus (Edeyrn), son of Paternus, recognised as new Roman client
king of Vokadini [?]

392: Suicide of Western Emperor Valentinian at Vienna. Anti-emperor
Eugene at Trier.
 
Alexander said:
I'm compiling a chronology for a friend - subject to my struggle
against RSI - a sample is printed below. Normally I write most of my
text in WordStar and convert it but I've been inputting this directly
into Word. Problem is that the program thinks the numbers at the
beginning are list numbers and treats them as such. Is there any way
around this?
Click to expand...

Tools > AutoCorrect Options > AutoFormat as you type > Apply as you type [ ]
automatic numbered lists

Also, everytime I start a new line with a small letter
the program converts it to a capital. How can I turn off this
feature? Thanks.
Click to expand...

Tools > AutoCorrect Options > AutoCorrect > [ ] capitalize first letter of
sentences

In each AutoCorrect/AutoFormat case, you can immediately undo Word's change
by Edit>Undo.

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And Ctrl+Z = Undo.

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Mike Williams said:
Alexander said:
I'm compiling a chronology for a friend - subject to my struggle
against RSI - a sample is printed below. Normally I write most of my
text in WordStar and convert it but I've been inputting this directly
into Word. Problem is that the program thinks the numbers at the
beginning are list numbers and treats them as such. Is there any way
around this?
Click to expand...

Tools > AutoCorrect Options > AutoFormat as you type > Apply as you type [ ]
automatic numbered lists

Also, everytime I start a new line with a small letter
the program converts it to a capital. How can I turn off this
feature? Thanks.
Click to expand...

Tools > AutoCorrect Options > AutoCorrect > [ ] capitalize first letter of
sentences

In each AutoCorrect/AutoFormat case, you can immediately undo Word's change
by Edit>Undo.

--

Mike Williams - Office MVP
http://www.mvps.org/

Please respond in the same thread on this newsgroup. Make sure you
include details of your application and Windows versions, plus any
service pack updates.

Do not mail to me directly without invitation - you have a choice of
getting ignored or billed for my time. Most questions can be answered
by reading recent NG posts, checking the MVPS web FAQs or searching the
relevant Google archive e.g.
http://groups.google.com/groups?group=microsoft.public.word.spelling.grammar
Click to expand...
 
1 when Word sees numbers that seem to be sequential starting at every new
line it turns on the auto numbering option. You can click to deselect this
any time it tries to "help" you. When word tries to capitalize the first
letter, back up (use the arrow keys) delete the capitalized letter and
reenter the lowercase letter.
 
Ctrl+Z will Undo either of these actions (AutoFormat, AutoCorrect).

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.mvps.org/word
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

news said:
1 when Word sees numbers that seem to be sequential starting at every new
line it turns on the auto numbering option. You can click to deselect this
any time it tries to "help" you. When word tries to capitalize the first
letter, back up (use the arrow keys) delete the capitalized letter and
reenter the lowercase letter.

Alexander Baron said:
I'm compiling a chronology for a friend - subject to my struggle against
RSI - a sample is printed below. Normally I write most of my text in
WordStar and convert it but I've been inputting this directly into Word.
Problem is that the program thinks the numbers at the beginning are list
numbers and treats them as such. Is there any way around this? Also,
everytime I start a new line with a small letter the program converts it
to a capital. How can I turn off this feature? Thanks.

BRITISH CHRONOLOGY


388: Battle of Poetovio - capture and execution og Magnus Maximus. His
soldiers returned to Armoria. St.Helen returned to Armoria.

389: Valentinian II Western Emperor. Stilicho commander in Britain.
Legio[?]XX decided, seniores and juniores, not Britones

c390: Death of Paternus Pesrut(Padarn Beisrudd), king of Vokadini[?],
descendant of Cunobelinus

391: Eternus (Edeyrn), son of Paternus, recognised as new Roman client
king of Vokadini [?]

392: Suicide of Western Emperor Valentinian at Vienna. Anti-emperor
Eugene at Trier.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
news said:
1 when Word sees numbers that seem to be sequential starting at every
new line it turns on the auto numbering option. You can click to
deselect this any time it tries to "help" you. When word tries to
capitalize the first letter, back up (use the arrow keys) delete the
capitalized letter and reenter the lowercase letter.
Click to expand...

See my earlier reply for an easier way, using undo.
 
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