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WD: Page Break Before Causes List to Be Renumbered Incorrectly

Article ID: 142086

Article Last Modified on 8/17/2005


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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.

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