WD97: IPF Error Message When You Edit LISTNUM Field in Table

When you edit the starting number of a LISTNUM field in a table, Word may generate the following error message: When you click Details (on Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition, press ALT+D), you receive the following message:
NOTE: The actual memory address may vary.

Use the SEQ (Sequence) field in the table instead of the LISTNUM field.

For more information about sequence fields, click Contents and Index on the Help menu, click the Index tab in Microsoft Word Help, type the following text
and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Seq (Sequence) field" topic. If you are unable to find the information you need, ask the Office Assistant.

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.  This problem was corrected in Microsoft Word 2000.

Microsoft Word 97 for Windows has a new LISTNUM field available. The LISTNUM field inserts a set of numbers anywhere in a paragraph. LISTNUM fields can be incorporated into numbering from a simple or outline-numbered list.

For more information about LISTNUM fields, click Contents and Index on the Help menu, click the Index tab in Microsoft Word Help, type the following text
and then double-click the selected text to go to the "ListNum field" topic. If you are unable to find the information you need, ask the Office Assistant.