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Okay a question here if anyone can help
I use Word program for my listings. Each listing consists of hundreds of >consecutively numbered items in proper sequence.
Is there some kind of program (or addition to Word) that will
automatically RE-NUMBER said listing in correct sequence if I make any
kind of alteration,deletion or substitution?
Remember this is ME we are talking about here :)
Please keep it as simple as possible
Thanks!
On Wed, 11 Sep 2024 05:27:43 +0000, mariabus@blueyonder.co.uk (Roger)
wrote:
Okay a question here if anyone can help
I use Word program for my listings. Each listing consists of hundreds of >>consecutively numbered items in proper sequence.
Is there some kind of program (or addition to Word) that will
automatically RE-NUMBER said listing in correct sequence if I make any
kind of alteration,deletion or substitution?
Remember this is ME we are talking about here :)
Please keep it as simple as possible
Thanks!
MS Copilot is brilliant for any question on how to achieve
an objective using a MS program such as Word (or Excel).
I asked, on your behalf:
I'd like to use Word's auto numbering but how can I first quickly
delete the current manual numbering?
Response (which I've expanded upon in places):
You can quickly remove manual numbering in Word by following these
steps:
1. **Select the Text**: Highlight the entire list or the portion of
the text where you want to remove the manual numbering.
(note, Ctrl A will highlight all the text in a document)
2. **Use the Replace Function**:
- Press Ctrl H to open the Replace dialog box.
- In the **Find what** field, type '^#. ' (without quotes)
(# represents any number, and it's assumed numbers are followed by a
dot and a space - change these Find characters if your list is
formatted differently).
- Leave the **Replace with** field empty.
- Click on **Replace All**. This will remove all manual numbers
from the selected text.
3. **Apply Automatic Numbering**:
- With the text still selected, go to the **Home tab**.
- Click on the **Numbering icon** in the Paragraph group to apply automatic numbering. (first line of small 3-line Numbering icon looks
like: 1 -----)
This method should help you quickly transition from manual to
automatic numbering. If you need further assistance, feel free to ask!
Roger, with automatic numbering in place, if you delete, insert or add
lines then the whole list will automatically re-number itself.
On Wed, 11 Sep 2024 9:42:16 +0000, RWC wrote:
Roger, with automatic numbering in place, if you delete, insert or add
lines then the whole list will automatically re-number itself.
Wonderful!!
Many thanks Geoff
In the **Find what** field, type '^#. ' (without quotes)
On 9/11/2024 2:42 AM, RWC wrote:
In the **Find what** field, type '^#. ' (without quotes)
Geoff,
I familiar with the replace function, but use it primarily in Excel.
However, I did not know about this guy ->á ^.
I tried it in Word, and it worked great.
However, I also tried replacing numbers in Excel with the above ^#, but
itá did not replace my existing numbers.
Does this method work in Excel ?
On Wed, 11 Sep 2024 9:42:16 +0000, RWC wrote:Works good except for this one anomaly when I reach 1000 in the listing
On Wed, 11 Sep 2024 05:27:43 +0000, mariabus@blueyonder.co.uk (Roger)
wrote:
Okay a question here if anyone can help
I use Word program for my listings. Each listing consists of hundreds of >>>consecutively numbered items in proper sequence.
Is there some kind of program (or addition to Word) that will >>>automatically RE-NUMBER said listing in correct sequence if I make any >>>kind of alteration,deletion or substitution?
This method should help you quickly transition from manual to
automatic numbering. If you need further assistance, feel free to ask!
Works good except for this one anomaly when I reach 1000 in the listing
998. Do You Know What I Mean Hummers (unreleased)
999. Bobby Jean Andre Williams & Don Juans
1000. Bless Her Heart Chuck Willis (unreleased) >1001. RockinÆ Up A Storm Boyd Bennett & Rockets
etc etc (all following this change in layout)
Any ideas?
I would guess it's the fact that you have..
999
1000
instead of
999
1000
Do you have
99
100
OR
99
100
as you go from 2 digits to 3 digits?
On Thu, 12 Sep 2024 20:51:21 +0000, Bruce wrote:
I would guess it's the fact that you have..
999
1000
instead of
999
1000
Do you have
99
100
OR
99
100
as you go from 2 digits to 3 digits?
Yes,I wondered if this might be the reason too
It jumps from 9 to 10 OK and from 99 to 100 ok
But as you correctly guessed I indeed have my lists as
999
1000
and that's the one that presents the problem I described
On Fri, 13 Sep 2024 05:41:56 +0000, mariabus@blueyonder.co.uk (Roger)
wrote:
On Thu, 12 Sep 2024 20:51:21 +0000, Bruce wrote:
I would guess it's the fact that you have..
999
1000
instead of
999
1000
Do you have
99
100
OR
99
100
as you go from 2 digits to 3 digits?
Yes,I wondered if this might be the reason too
It jumps from 9 to 10 OK and from 99 to 100 ok
But as you correctly guessed I indeed have my lists as
999
1000
and that's the one that presents the problem I described
Roger, you might consider converting this to a table. The ranking
number would be in the first
column, the title in the second, and the artist in the third. Then everything would line up
properly.
You might have to remove the rankings first, insert a table over the
artists and title, then add
the rankings back in. Make sure you have a backup copy or can use Undo
in case things get messed
up.
On Fri, 13 Sep 2024 6:08:27 +0000, Rick Schubert wrote:
On Fri, 13 Sep 2024 05:41:56 +0000, mariabus@blueyonder.co.uk (Roger)
wrote:
On Thu, 12 Sep 2024 20:51:21 +0000, Bruce wrote:
I would guess it's the fact that you have..
999
1000
instead of
999
1000
Do you have
99
100
OR
99
100
as you go from 2 digits to 3 digits?
Yes,I wondered if this might be the reason too
It jumps from 9 to 10 OK and from 99 to 100 ok
But as you correctly guessed I indeed have my lists as
999
1000
and that's the one that presents the problem I described
Roger, you might consider converting this to a table. The ranking
number would be in the first
column, the title in the second, and the artist in the third. Then
everything would line up
properly.
You might have to remove the rankings first, insert a table over the
artists and title, then add
the rankings back in. Make sure you have a backup copy or can use Undo
in case things get messed
up.
Thanks Rick,I'm giving myself a permanent headache at the moment trying
to work out the best (i.e easiest)
solution to this problem :)