Microsoft KB Archive/267575

= WD2000: LISTNUM Fields in Text Box Are Printed with Incorrect Numbering Sequence =

Article ID: 267575

Article Last Modified on 12/6/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q267575



SYMPTOMS
When you print a Word document that contains LISTNUM fields in text boxes, the LISTNUM fields may not be numbered in the correct sequence between the different text boxes.

For example, when you view your document in print layout view or print preview, the LISTNUM fields may be correctly numbered, as in the following example:

+--+    +--+     +--+ +--+    +--+     +--+
 * 1)      |     | 4)       |     | 7)       |
 * 2)      |     | 5)       |     | 8)       |
 * 3)      |     | 6)       |     | 9)       |

However, when you print your document, the LISTNUM fields may be numbered incorrectly, as in the following example:

+--+    +--+     +--+ +--+    +--+     +--+
 * 7)      |     | 4)       |     | 1)       |
 * 8)      |     | 5)       |     | 2)       |
 * 9)      |     | 6)       |     | 3)       |



WORKAROUND
To prevent this problem, move the object anchor for each text box to a different paragraph.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The LISTNUM fields in each text box are numbered in relation to the placement of the object anchor of each text box. To ensure that each text box is numbered correctly, make sure the text box object anchors are positioned &quot;in order&quot;, as in the following example diagram:

 ¶ ¶ ¶  ¶  ¶     ¶    Box anchor      | 1)       |     | 4)       |     | 7)       |  ¶                    | 2)       |     | 5)       |     | 8)       | ¶   Box anchor      |          |     |          |     |          | ¶                   | First    |     | Second   |     | Third    | ¶   Box anchor      +--+     +--+     +--+ ¶ ¶  ¶  ¶  ¶
 * 1) ¶ <- First Text      +--+     +--+     +--+
 * 1) ¶ <- Second Text     | 3)       |     | 6)       |     | 9)       |
 * 1) ¶ <- Third Text      | Text Box |     | Text Box |     | Text Box |

NOTE: # represents an object anchor. To view the text box anchor, click to select the text box. If the object anchor does not appear, follow these steps:
 * 1) On the Tools menu, click Options.
 * 2) On the View tab, click to select the Object anchors check box, and then click OK.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: textbox wrong consecutive

Keywords: kbbug kbnofix kbfield kbnumbering KB267575

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