Heading Numbering Disappears When File Is Opened
PSS ID Number: Q115147
Article last modified on 10-13-1994
PSS database name: WORD6

6.00 6.00a
WINDOWS

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a
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SYMPTOMS
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When you open a Word for Windows document, numbering formatting you applied
to heading paragraphs is missing. Similarly, the document does not contain
any other formatting changes you applied to the heading styles.
The exception is that Word DOES update heading paragraphs for which you
have not modified the heading style.

CAUSE
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This problem occurs if the Automatically Update Document Styles option was
selected when the document was saved AND the NORMAL.DOT template contains
no numbering information for the Heading styles.

STATUS
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We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

RESOLUTION
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From the File menu, choose Templates. Clear the Automatically Update
Document Styles check box.
This is a document-level property. You will need to do this for each
document for which you want to retain the document's styles.

MORE INFORMATION
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When you choose Heading Numbering from the Format menu, the changes are
made to the Heading styles. If the Heading styles are defined in
NORMAL.DOT, they will replace the Heading style definitions in the
document.
The Automatically Update Document Styles feature allows you to ensure that
changes that are made to the global template are reflected in the document.
It is useful for documents that must conform to a standardized template.

KBCategory: kbusage
KBSubcategory: kbnumbering kbformat
Additional reference words: 6.00 6.00a winword

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