DOCUMENT:Q258947 14-NOV-2000 [word97] TITLE :WD97: List Item Format Is Not Carried to Next List Item PRODUCT :Word 97 for Windows PROD/VER:WINDOWS:97 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbdta word8 word97 ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Word 97 for Windows ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== When you apply formatting to a portion of a list item, Word may not apply identical formatting to the second and consecutive items in the list. For example, in the following list, the first sentence of the first list item is bold, and the second sentence is italicized. When you press ENTER and type the next list item, the first sentence of the list item is bold, but the second sentence is not italicized: 1. This is bold. This is italic. 2. This is bold. This is italic. NOTE: This problem occurs for either numbered or bulleted lists. WORKAROUND ========== To work around this problem, after you type the second list item (where the formatting does not appear correctly), move the insertion point back to the end of the first list item, and then press ENTER. The correct formatting is then applied to the new second list item and successive list items when you press ENTER. After the list is complete, manually apply the correct formatting to the second sentence of the last list item. NOTE: For automatic lists and formatting to occur in a bulleted or numbered list, be sure the automatic list and "Format beginning of list item like the one before it" options are selected on the AutoFormat As You Type tab. To do this, follow these steps: 1. On the Tools menu, click AutoCorrect. 2. On the "AutoFormat As You Type" tab, make sure the automatic list options are selected. For example, click to select Automatic numbered lists or Automatic bulleted lists or both. 3. Also on the "AutoFormat As You Type" tab, make sure the "Format beginning of list item like the one before it" check box is selected. 4. Click OK. STATUS ====== Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. MORE INFORMATION ================ For more information about how to create bulleted or numbered lists, click "Contents and Index" on the Help menu, click the Index tab in Word Help, type the following text lists, bullets and numbers and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Add bullets or numbers to lists" topic. If you are unable to find the information you need, ask the Office Assistant. Additional query words: ====================================================================== Keywords : kbdta word8 word97 Technology : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2 Version : WINDOWS:97 Issue type : kbbug Solution Type : kbnofix ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2000.