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Re: WfW outline tabs - how do I change them?

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From: harvey.s.cohen
Date: Fri, 16 Nov 1990 17:23
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In article <2303@sparko.gwu.edu>, timur@seas.gwu.edu (The Time Traveler) writes:
> I'm trying to create an outline in Word for Windows, but I can't seem to change
> a certain "feature".  When I create a body text and number it, WfW inserts
> the number, but I can't format the text the way I want it.
> I. Customer Records 
>    A. Add A Customer
>       1.    Allows you to add a primary account.  The screen changes to a
> What I really wanted was:
> I. Customer Records 
>    A. Add A Customer
>       1. Allows you to add a primary account.  The screen changes to a

All the standard numbering styles in WFW put a tab after the number.
You want a couple of spaces instead of a tab.  Go to View Outline,
Remove the existing numbers, and then manually number the first few
headings the way you want them, with spaces instead of tabs. 
Then Renumber LEARN.
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From: hscohen@cbnewsl.att.com (harvey.s.cohen)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: WfW outline tabs - how do I change them?
Summary: Use LEARN to renumber in the style you want in WFW.
Message-ID: <1990Nov16.172316.28492@cbnewsl.att.com>
Date: 16 Nov 90 17:23:16 GMT
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