Macro to Specify Starting Number for Numbered Lists

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Word 7

'Function to trap ESC key
Declare Function GetAsyncKeyState Lib "USER32"(kState As Long) As Integer
Sub MAIN
DisableInput                                   'Disable ESC canceling macro
                                               'and posting errmsg.
Dim dlg As FormatNumber : GetCurValues dlg     'Variable to hold new
                                               'sequence number.
a$ = dlg.StartAt                               'Prompt on status bar.
Line Input "Start numbering at:  ", a$         'If ESC is not pressed.
If GetAsyncKeyState(27) = 0 Then
FormatNumber .StartAt = Str$(Int(Val(a$)))     'This construction will trap
                                               'for non-integer values.
                                               'Number selected paragraphs
                                               'beginning with number
                                               'entered on status bar.
EndIf : End Sub
				

Word 6

'Function to trap ESC key
Declare Function GetAsynchKeyState Lib "USER"(KState As Integer) As Integer
Sub MAIN
DisableInput                                   'Disable ESC canceling macro
                                               'and posting errmsg.
Dim dlg As FormatNumber : GetCurValues dlg     'Variable to hold new
                                               'sequence number.
a$ = dlg.StartAt                               'Prompt on status bar.
Line Input "Start numbering at:  ", a$         'If ESC is not pressed.
If GetAsyncKeyState(27) = 0 Then
FormatNumber .StartAt = Str$(Int(Val(a$)))     'This construction will trap
                                               'for non-integer values.
                                               'Number selected paragraphs
                                               'beginning with number
                                               'entered on status bar.
EndIf : End Sub
				

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