FORMAT
=> NUMBERING
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Business Computing Tips
By K&K Fainges kfainges@bigpond.net.au
Last week's K-tips covered Bullets : http://www.users.bigpond.net.au/kfainges/format4.html.
Its worth rereading, because many of the tricks, like Ctrl 0 and entering
twice work the same way for Numbering.
Numbers appear on the formatting
toolbar, but using the menu gives you a lot more control. REMEMBER like all
formatting, select the text first before clicking on the menu.
By clicking on FORMAT=> BULLETS AND NUMBERING, a box comes up with three
tabs. The second tab covers numbering.
First are given your options for various types on numbering. You can go
1,2,3 or a,b,c (yes I know they are letters not numbers, but they are used the
same way). You can chose to restart the numbering (Word will automatically
keep going from your last lot of numbers unless you tell it otherwise.
Normally handy, it can be frustrating if you have a few number lists in the
same document. Or you can force it to continue from the previous list if it
does start again.
You can 'Customise' the numbers by hitting the Customise button. This lets
you choose the font, number style, which number you start with, the number
alignment (left, right or centre) how far in from the edge of the page it is
(indent), and how far in the text is. Feel free to adjust it by typing in the
information, or by clicking on the up and down arrows. The preview picture
will let you know how it looks. This section also lets you add things to the
numbers, like 1. or 1) to add extra distinction.
The third tab across is Outline Numbered. This lets you have point one, two
three, and inside that sub points.
For example: It can look like this.
1. Numbering lets you put the numbers in and have them automatically change
if you add more stuff in the middle.
i It makes life a lot easier
ii You don't have to go through
changing things all the time
2. Numbering can be formatted to suit.
i You can have numbers or
letters.
Next week: more formatting.
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Please feel free to pass it on to your friends, just let them know I wrote
it.
Karen Fainges holds a Bachelor of Business, and a Grad. Cert of Vocational
and Educational Training. All this is nice but it's the 14 years of having to
make sales or starve that makes her think she has really learnt what does and
doesn't work. A tutor for all ages, she specialises in helping people get
started on the long road to technology.
"It has to be practical, it has to be cheap, and it has to work."
