Word: Customize Bullets and Numbering

[firefytr]

Hello,

I'm trying to apply bullets and numbering to a document I'm typing up. What I am wanting to do is to have the numbers (ie 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, etc) but I would like a title to go along with each number. So the first one would be "1.0 General", the second would be "2.0 Terms", etc. This is for a person to person contract I'm attempting to write.

If any additional information is needed, let me know. I'm a Word idiot, so please bear with me.

Regards,
Zack Barresse

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. What is a MS MVP? PODA
- Leonardo da Vinci

 

[Scott24x7]

You need to apply a "Style" to the headings. Click on Format from the topline menu, then select Styles and Formatting from the drop down.

It will then give you a menu to choose predefined styles on the left, or you can then "create" your own. They retain numbering sequences, headings, font information, indentation, etc.

Then you can set up 2 or 3 styles (for number 1., 2. 3., etc. and a second for 3.1 3.2 3.3, etc).

Just select the style change when you change major point, otherwise "Enter" should start the next numbering for you automatically.



Best Regards,
Scott

"Everything should be made as simple as possible, and no simpler."

 

[fumei]

Hi Zack. Just as a comment, I would suggest making your own styles for this. The native styles of Word do work...most of the time. However, to have really precise control over what they are/do it is generally better to make your own.

Scott - just curious....why did you put create in quotation marks? As in:

or you can then "create" your own.

Gerry
My paintings and sculpture

 

[tf1]

Use Outline Heading Styles. You may need to edit them to make them look as you want (font, size, etc.) and make sure that you set the required following paragraph style. Then its all easy.


Regards: tf1

 

[fumei]

You may also want to look at the ApplyListTemplate method.

tf1 is of course correct - you can use the built-in Outline Heading Styles, and then edit them to your desired format. But do not Save to template - unless of course you want that format to apply to all documents created from the template.

As an alternative, you can make your own styles, apply them, then explicitly set your style to the desired outline level. See Outline property. I use this as I may want different format - but same outline level - for different documents. This way, the outline levels formats can be kept uniqiue to a template. Outline levels are CONSTANTS, not formats.

Gerry
My paintings and sculpture

 

[firefytr]

Thanks for the replies everyone. I'll try applying what you've all laid forth here and let you know how it went. And if I'm really dense I'll be back with more questions. ;-)

Regards,
Zack Barresse

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. What is a MS MVP? PODA
- Leonardo da Vinci