Article ID: 165162
Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q165162
SYMPTOMS
When you delete a numbered paragraph from a numbered list, Word does not
update the remaining list numbers correctly. This problem occurs when
both of the following are true:
- The numbered list was created using an automatic numbering field,
such as AutoNum, AutoNumOut, or AutoNumLgl.
-and-
- The "Track changes while editing" option is selected in the Highlight
Changes dialog box (point to Track Changes and then click Highlight
Changes on the Tools menu).
CAUSE
Word cannot reflect changes to a numbered list when the numbering is the
result of a field. A field displays a result which Word treats as normal
text. If you are using the "Track changes while editing" option with the
automatic numbering fields, Word strikes through the deleted text and
the field.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, accept the revisions in your document and
Word will update the remaining fields automatically:
- On the Tools menu, point to Track Changes, and then click "Accept or
Reject Changes."
- In the "Accept or Reject Changes" dialog box, click Accept All to
accept all revisions in the document or click Find and accept or
reject each revision individually.
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