Microsoft KB Archive/180049

= WD98: Numbered List Restarts at One After Saving to HTML =

Article ID: 180049

Article Last Modified on 10/4/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q180049



SYMPTOMS
If you have a document formatted such that a bulleted or numbered list is located inside another numbered list, then the outer numbered list will be broken into two numbered lists with the second part of the list being renumbered to start at one.



CAUSE
This problem occurs when you save the document in HTML format.



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

Method 1: Modify the HTML Document
Manually reformat the incorrect list in the HTML document to start at the correct number, by following these steps:
 * 1) Position the insertion point at the start of the text for the incorrectly numbered paragraph.

The insertion point will be immediately to the right of the number and the tab that follows it.
 * 1) Press the DELETE key on the keyboard to delete the numbering for the paragraph.
 * 2) Type the correct number followed by a space.

The autoformatter will apply the new numbering scheme to the paragraph and the list will be internally connected to the first half of the list.

Method 2: Modify the Document Before Saving as HTML
To manually reformat the list, follow these steps:
 * 1) Open the original Microsoft Word document.
 * 2) Select the lines of text you want numbered in the second part of the original list.
 * 3) On the Format menu, click Bullets And Numbering.
 * 4) Click Customize.
 * 5) In the Customize Numbered List dialog box, click Start At and select the number you want to use to start the numbering sequence.
 * 6) Click OK.

When you save this document in HTML format, Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition will convert the list with the proper HTML code.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.



MORE INFORMATION
Following is an example of the list before the conversion to HTML (the correct list) and the results after the conversion (the incorrect list).   The Correct List (Before the Conversion to HTML) ---

1. primary list item 2. primary list item 3. primary list item 1. embedded list item 2. embedded list item 4. primary list item 5. primary list item

The Incorrect List (After the Conversion to HTML) -

1. primary list item 2. primary list item 3. primary list item 1. embedded list item 2. embedded list item 1. primary list item       <-- This item is now numbered incorrectly. 2. primary list item For additional information about this problem in Microsoft Word for Windows, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

165473 WD97: Numbered List Restarts at One After Saving to HTML

Additional query words: macword98

Keywords: kbbug KB180049

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