Older versions
of Word, auto-format assumed you wanted to do something
and then did it for you. You spent more time trying
to undo Word's changes than actually getting your work
done.
Word XP has a
feature that actually asks you if you want to make a
change in a relatively unobtrusive way, so you can decide
yea or nay on your own. Democracy has returned to Windows!
When Word has a
decision it wants you to make, a little square with a
lightning bolt appears next to the paragraph. Just click
on the lightning bolt to choose between several
auto-formatting options, and odds are one of them will be
the one you need. Here's an example of when you'll see a
lightning bolt.
Put that
lightning bolt to work
Make a numbered
list in Word by hitting the numbered list toolbar button.
Type several
list items.
Delete the last
number in the list and type a normal, unnumbered sentence
or paragraph.
Hit the
numbered list toolbar button again, and a little lightning
bolt will appear next to the number one. Click on it and
it will ask whether you want to begin numbering at one or
you want to keep numbering from your previous list.
The lightning
bolt will disappear as soon as you continue on to the
second number in the second list, as it assumes you have
made your decision by then.
So whenever you
see the lightning bolt, from adjusting your margins to
formatting your paragraphs, click on it. It may have the
formatting answers you're looking for.
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