WD: Page Break Before Causes List to Be Renumbered Incorrectly

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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.

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WORKAROUND

Instead of using paragraph formatting to insert the page break, insert a page break by clicking Break on the Insert menu.

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STATUS

This problem was corrected in Microsoft Word 97 for Windows.

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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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APPLIES TO

Microsoft Word 6.0 Standard Edition
Microsoft Word 6.0a
Microsoft Word 6.0c
Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition
Microsoft Word 95a
Microsoft Word 6.0 for Macintosh
Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh

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kbformat KB142086

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