Microsoft KB Archive/165822

= WD97: Custom Bullet or Number Lost After Save to RTF =

Article ID: 165822

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q165822



SYMPTOMS
If you create a custom style based on any of the built-in List Bullet or List Number styles and then modify the custom style with a new bullet or number format, the custom style will lose the new bullet or number format and revert back to the default bullet or number definition when you save the document as Rich Text Format (RTF).



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use any of the following methods.

Method 1: Base the Custom Style on "(no style)"
When you create a custom style, do not base it on a built-in style. Instead, base the new style on "(no style)" and then define the attributes of the style.

Method 2: Change the Built-in List Bullet or List Number Style
Rather than changing the bullet or number properties of the custom style, change the bullet or number properties of the built-in style that the custom style is based on. The changes will be applied to the custom style as well.

