WD:Numbered List Incorrect Using "Page Break Before" Within List

ID: Q142780

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
• Microsoft Word for Windows NT, version 6.0
• Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
• Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.1a

SYMPTOMS

When you apply Page Break Before formatting within a numbered list, Microsoft Word may number the items incorrectly. For example, when you type the list, format it as a numbered list, and then apply Page Break Before formatting to the third item in the list, Word renumbers the list as follows:

   1. Collie
   2. Labrador
   <page break inserted here>
   3. Spaniel
   3. Beagle
   5. Terrier

To locate the Page Break Before options, click Paragraph on the Format menu, and then click the Text Flow tab.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, insert a Next Page section break in place of the Page Break Before formatting. To do this, click Break on the Insert menu, click Page Break, and then click OK.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem has been corrected in Microsoft Word 97 for Windows and Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition.

Additional query words: number numbering same duplicate duplicates identical

Keywords          : wordnt winword ntword macword word6 word7 word95 kbformat 
Version           : 6.0 6.0.1 6.0.1a | 6.0 6.0a 6.0c 7.0 7.0a
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: January 21, 1999