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Is there an easy way to convert numbering done using Format > Bullets and Numbering > Outline Numbered (a.k.a. automatic paragraph numbering) to hard numbers (just text)?
Thanks Stephanie.
Posted by: Craig Huggart | December 12, 2005 05:41 PM
Hi, Craig,
Sure is ... to avoid workarounds and complications, you'll need to venture into the VB editor -- but it's a quick and simple single line of code.
Just go to Tools, Macro, Visual Basic Editor (or press Alt+F11). Then, press CTRL+G, this opens a window at the bottom of the screen called the Immediate Window (you can also access this window on the View menu).
Type: ActiveDocument.ConvertNumbersToText
... then press Enter.
All done :)
This method has been available in VBA since Word 97, so you should have no problem regardless of the document version.
By the way - if this is something you need to do often, create a macro for it instead of using the immediate window and drop the macro on a toolbar or menu, or give it a keyboard shortcut. Let me know if you need to know how to do any of that ...
Best,
Stephanie
Posted by: Stephanie | December 12, 2005 06:04 PM