Word 2007: Is it possible to format a numbered list like this:
#001. First item
#002. Second item
I found that you can do this
but that’s built in. It doesn’t look like you can apply arbitrary formatting (as you can, for example, in numeric fields in Excel).
Yes, you can create whatever custom type of numbering you want, including the # sign and additional leading zeros. I don’t have Word 2007 on the computer I’m using right now and I can’t remember the precise navigation. If no one else chimes in soon, I can post details tonight.
In the button bar, click on the down arrow on the numbered list button; when the dropdown appears, select “Define New Number Format,” and put the desired format (e.g. “001”) in the box.
This does not work. In that dialog box, you have to select one of the formats available in the Number Style list. After you have selected from that list, the Number Format box is prepopulated with the style selected above, and gray. You can only add characters before and after the prepopulated format, not change it or define your own from scratch. You can force it to add an extra 0 in front but when you get to 100, it looks like #0100.
Yes, it does work.
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[li] Click the drop-down arrow next to the numbered list button.[/li][li] Click Define New Numbering Format …[/li][li] Choose the pre-fab format closest to what you want (if applicable) in the Number Style field. In this case, there’s already an 001, 002, 003… defined.[/li][li] In the Number Format field, click in front of the grey-highlighted 001 and type your #.[/li][/ol]
I was able to create a list with over 100 entries, and the numbering format was correct, including the # and modifying the leading zeros appropriately.
How were you able to get “#100”? Once I get to 100, it appears as “#0100”.
I don’t know what’s different between what you’re doing and what I did. All I can say is that I choose the pre-fab item that’s closest to what I want to do, and I DON’T delete what appears in Number Format – I simply add the # sign in front.
Here is a screen shotof what I see when I select Define New Numbering Format. The highlighted entry is the last one in the list. There is nothing that is 001, 002, 003…
I am using Word 2007 on Vista x64.
I would be interested to see the content of your document. You can click on my user profile to get my email address if you would like to send it.
Click on the one that says “01, 02, 03…”
Then, under “number format” (the box directly below) put a “#0” in front of the “01” that appears there.
The preview should now show #001, #002, #003, etc.
Yes, and then when I get to the 100th item it shows #0100, but I want it to be #100.
Same here.
I guess it depends on having the pre-defined 001, 002, 003 as an option to start with. Don’t know why I have it and y’all don’t. I also have 0001, 0002, 0003.
Could you do this in Excel? If I establish a pattern in a column, then use Autofill for subsequent rows, Excel is smart enough to adjust the leading zeros. Even if you need the list in Word, you could possibly create it in Excel, then copy-and-paste as a table.
