Microsoft KB Archive/64000

Renumbering Lines with Single-Letter Abbreviations

PSS ID Number: Q64000 Article last modified on 03-07-1997

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= SUMMARY =

When an attempt is made to renumber lines beginning with a capital letter followed by a period and a space, Microsoft Word for the Macintosh will interpret these characters as a sequenced item to be numbered. That is, trying to renumber text that contains entries such as “A.” and “B.” causes these to be replaced by their associated line-sequence characters. For example, the following entries

A. Anderson B. Randall

will be replaced by:


 * 1) Anderson
 * 2) Randall

= MORE INFORMATION =

To prevent this problem from occurring, use the Change command before renumbering:


 * 1) In Word 5.0, choose Replace from the Edit menu. In Word 4.0, choose Change from the Utilities menu; in Word 3.x, choose Change from the Search menu.
 * 2) Type “^p” (without quotation marks) in the Find What box.
 * 3) Type “^p@” (without quotation marks) in the Change To box.
 * 4) Click the Change All button.
 * 5) Proceed with the Renumber command as desired.
 * 6) After renumbering, in Word 5.0, choose Replace from the Edit menu. In Word 4.0, choose Change from the Utilities menu; in Word 3.x, choose Change from the Search menu.
 * 7) Type “@” (without quotation marks) in the Find What box and leave the Change To box empty.
 * 8) Click the Change All button.

For more information about the Renumber command, see page 526 in the “Microsoft Word User’s Guide” version 5.0 manual, or see page 306 in the “Reference to Microsoft Word” version 4.0 manual.

For more information about the Change command, see pages 236-248 in the “Microsoft Word User’s Guide” version 5.0 manual, or see page 16 in the “Reference to Microsoft Word” version 4.0 manual.

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