WD2000: Customized Bullet Changes All Preceding Bullets

ID: Q220382

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 2000

SYMPTOMS

When you add a bullet to a paragraph or paragraphs (on the Tools menu, click Bullets and Numbering and then click the Bulleted tab), and the following conditions are all true:

The paragraph(s) immediately preceding the paragraph or paragraphs to which you are applying the bullet are already bulleted.

You choose the same bullet that is being used on the preceding paragraph(s).

You customize that bullet.

The bullets on the preceding paragraphs change to match the custom bullet you applied to the selected paragraph.

CAUSE

This behavior is by design. If you choose the same bullet used for immediately preceding paragraphs and then customize that bullet, the bullet used for all the immediately preceding bulleted paragraphs becomes the customized bullet.

NOTE: This behavior has changed from Word 97 behavior.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about formatting with bullets, click Microsoft Word Help on the Help menu, type "Bullets" in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topics returned.

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Keywords          : kbdta wd2000 
Version           : WINDOWS:2000
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: June 25, 1999