MS Office Word numbered list formatting style bug
There are numerous bugs related to the subject above. It has been so for several years, from Word 2010 or even earlier. It has been carried forward to the current Office 365. Paid office users need better support than this. This is the bug: The List number style. Applies number sequence from the paragraph above. I want it strart from 1. This context window will not do what it says. I have to manually set it to 1. If I reapply the style it again reverts to where it began. Request MS Office development team to take note of this and do a patch update. I know you would want to tell me to say it at the user voice. There is a bigger multi level numbered paragraph bug that I have requested numerous times on the user voice with no result.
Is there an acceptable method to convert pub to docx?
Unfortunately Microsoft has decided to end Publisher. So users are forced to find methods both for archiving old files and converting current files to be able to continue working. For the first PDF will most likely be the easiest. For the second I've been trying to find a converter. This proves to be a challenge. And the results have been very unsatisfactory so far. My main publication is a brochure which is printed double-sided on A4 paper, stapled and then folded to A5 size. The publication contains 99% text boxes (with formatted text) and pictures. Here and there a shape like a horizontal line. All things that Word definitely supports. So converting it should be a no-brainer - at least I thought so. Of course Publisher can save as DOCX. Unfortunately the function only supports plain text. So the text boxes are removed, which means a lot of manual rework. Also the text isn't converted continuously. For exapmle the text that was on the first sheet in my Publisher file, ended up on page 5 in Word. Bottom line: not acceptable. Microsoft therefore don't even refer to that save function in their official communication to Publisher retirement. They suggest a workaround instead: save the file as a PDF and open it with Word. The suggestion is embarrassing enough, since it implies that Microsoft are unable to provide suitable conversion between their own formats. I tested it anyway. But the layout ends up in Word in a way that requires a lot of manual rework. Tab stops are partially removed, page margins are shifted. The pagination is also incorrect, so that some pages are half empty. Bottom line: not acceptable. Also tried some online converters. Unfortunately the results haven't been satisfying either. Most of them convert text boxes into shapes with integrated text boxes. And even worse: big text boxes are often split into several smaller boxes. In any case there still remains a lot of manual rework. Bottom line: halfway acceptable. Disappoiting Conclusion: At present, I consider it the best option to rebuild the file from scratch in Word using Copy-Paste. If someone knows a better method, would be happy to hear about it.
Multiple word documents are open simultaneously causing performance issues.
Does anyone know what the optimal size of Word documents should be if you have multiple word documents open simultaneously? I frequently access two Word documents at are about 800KB each. When I have both open, I notice a significant performance degradation when I do searches, add/modify/delete contact, toggle between the documents. This really impacts my productivity. I am wondering I should reduce the size of these files or move them to a different drive or memory stick to improve performance. I don't want to break these documents up yet given that instead of having two Word documents open, I might have four Word documents open simultaneously and still have the performance issues. I have performed online repairs of Microsoft 365 and checked my addins but nothing seems to help.
Latest thinking displaying SharePoint version number in a Word document
This seems to very unreliable or unpredictable. [Many years ago, I think it used to work fine - I sued it]. There are various incantations out there involving the using {Version} or {_UIVersionString} in Information management policy settings (having enabled) it and using label from Quickparts. Some say you need to make a content type for the library, other don't think this is necessary. Some report that the whole feature is deprecated. So can it be done in the lates version of everything? (Please don't link me back to one of the many old articles describing a method unless you are using it an up to date environment and it works) At the moment I have some documents that sometimes work and sometimes don't with docuemtns in the same library using the same template behing differently - a randomness I hate - I cant even build a reliable truth table for what makes it work or not: it's like a table lamp with a loose flex, flickering on and off. I keep think there must be an easier way to do this - surely we can't be the only orgnaisation who wants the same version number as the user sees in SharePoint as a field in the footer or the Word document? Why doe sversion (the column that appears when you enable version control) simply not appear as a document property or a field in Word? (Is there a way to add it without lables? Although the option to control the document information panel in word seems to have gone.)Make numbering independent of position
Yes. I want to try that... (The actual question is placed at the end of the post) Below there's a gimmick ilustration of what I'm trying to achieve. The actual document I'm working on is an instructions manual of a complex machine with lots of elements. I want to place referenceable identification numbers of the elements contained in explanations throughout my document. Here I made some baloons by inserting round shapes with added texts and and also some arrows, with the Numbering Style giving me those identification numbers. These let me copy and paste, getting the next number every time. Problem 1: I can't create a new baloon for SolidWorks (for example) and assing it any desired number, like 5. Using "Set Numbering Value..." would do a mess. It seems that doing it would set the first element (that doesn't even show in the ilustration) to 5 and then re-number everything from that. Problem 2: I couldn't find any way to cross-reference headings or numbered lists insided texts in shaper nor inside text boxed. I guess that this is a subject for another post. Question: Is it possible to insert a new list item at any position of that same existing list in another paragraph or shape? It would be something like inserting number 3 like this: 1. Item 2. Item 4. Item Other location: 3. Item
