WD: Page Break Before Causes List to Be Renumbered Incorrectly

ID: Q142086

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

When you apply Page Break Before formatting (click the "Line and Page Breaks" tab in the Paragraph dialog box) to a list item in a multilevel list, the items in the list may be numbered incorrectly.

WORKAROUND

Instead of using paragraph formatting to insert the page break, insert a page break by clicking Break on the Insert menu.

STATUS

This problem was corrected in Microsoft Word 97 for Windows.

MORE INFORMATION

If you apply Page Break Before formatting to a paragraph that is a numbered level in a list, items that are listed under the next item in the same level may be numbered incorrectly.

For example, if you apply Page Break Before formatting to item B in the following list

   1. TEXT
      A. Text
         1. text
         2. text
         3. text
         4. text
      B. Text
         1. text
         2. text
         3. text

the list is renumbered as follows:

   1. TEXT
      A. Text
         1. text
         2. text
         3. text
         4. text
   <page break>
      B. Text
         5. text
         6. text
         7. Text

NOTE: The list is renumber differently depending on the placement of the Page Break Before formatting. For example, you may find that a level number is repeated before the sequence continues.

Additional query words: word95 multilevel outline numbering page break formatting winword macword incorrect wrong renumbers renumbered word7 winword word6

Keywords          : winword word6 word7 word95 kbformat 
Version           : MACINTOSH:6.0,6.0.1,6.0.1a;WINDOWS:6.0,6.0a,6.0c,7.0,7.0a

Last Reviewed: November 18, 1997