Hi, Am asking for a best practice of creating list numbering for steps. List numbering like the following example:
1) Click Modify. 2) Click Format. 3) Click Numbering. The Bullets and Numbering dialog box opens. 4) Click Outline Numbered to set outline numbering or Numbered to set numbering. In either case, the user sees the same thing. They see steps 1-4 as listed above. What I'm interested is the best way to create list numbering in Word, where by best I mean stable and predictably repeatable. Will using outline numbering to do that have any downsides, does it mess up outline view, for example? This is not about the reader. It's about the author. The reader sees the same thing in either case. Cheers, Sean -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Milan Davidovic Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 1:51 PM To: TCP List Subject: Re: [TCP] word numbering best practice question On 2/1/07, Brierley, Sean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't think it matters who is going to read it. Do you mean that you don't think numbering will affect the usability of the documents produced from this template (and if so, based on what evidence)? Or that you don't care? Maybe you're more interested in the tool side of things, but it seems to me that taking the reader's needs out of the picture makes the whole discussion moot. Just go with whatever creates the least amount of work for your writers. DISCLAIMER: Important Notice ************************************************* This e-mail may contain information that is confidential, privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not an intended recipient of this e-mail, do not duplicate or redistribute it by any means. Please delete it and any attachments and notify the sender that you have received it in error. Unintended recipients are prohibited from taking action on the basis of information in this e-mail.E-mail messages may contain computer viruses or other defects, may not be accurately replicated on other systems, or may be intercepted, deleted or interfered with without the knowledge of the sender or the intended recipient. If you are not comfortable with the risks associated with e-mail messages, you may decide not to use e-mail to communicate with IPC. IPC reserves the right, to the extent and under circumstances permitted by applicable law, to retain, monitor and intercept e-mail messages to and from its systems. ______________________________________________ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. DITA West 2007--Use a discount code of "TECHCOMMPROS" to get a discount rate of $200 off the $900 registration price. http://www.travelthepath.com/conf/dita2007.shtml _______________________________________________ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
