James Elliott - WA Rural Computers wrote:
I am summarising a piece of legislation where every section heading
starts with a number, e.g.:
48C. Learners' permits
48D. Drivers' licences granted overseas
59. Dangerous driving causing death, injury, etc.
As I copy and paste the sections of the Act I am interested in, into
my summary, OOo takes over and decides I want automatic line
numbering, when I do not. To make things worse, when I cancel line
numbering I lose the number, "48C." etc. in the above example, and
have to go back to the Act to see what section it is that I have just
copied and pasted.
I have looked at Tools>Options, and elsewhere, and cannot find where I
turn automatic line numbering off and I would be very much obliged if
someone could point me in the right direction.
Many thanks, James
Previously a couple of people responded to similar questions. I copy
and paste from them below:
RESPONSE #1
In answer to your question, you are seeing automatic lists in action.
This takes effect anytime you type a number or roman numeral followed by
a period or right parenthesis and a space. It seems to me like one of
those things that programmers love and users tend to dislike. To turn
it off, go to the "Tools" menu and select "Auto Correct". From the
requester that pops up, select the "Options" tab. About halfway down,
you'll see an item like "Apply Numbering - Symbol" and make sure the box
beside it is unchecked.
RESPONSE #2
It's a multi-step process (at least, when you do it right! ;-) ).
First, create a list style (NOT a paragraph style). In the Styles and
Formatting window (press F11 to view it if it isn't already onscreen),
it's the fifth style type from the left (the icons are at the top of the
window). To create the new list style:
* right-click and select New...
* click on the Outline tab
* select the option that's closest to what you want
* click on the Options tab
* Select a level (from 1 to 10), and fine-tune it as desired
Second, create a paragraph style. Click on the Numbering tab and select
the list style you just created.
There is another option if you want to get slightly more complicated,
but more thorough - before doing any of the above, create a character
style which will be used for the letters and numbers of the outline.
When you create the list style, in the Options tab, select the character
style created.
It all sounds complicated (creating three different styles), but it's
great in the longterm... :)
- Naomi
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