[Trainer-Talk] command for keeping format of numbers but turning off auto numbering

Wed May 8 17:32:25 UTC 2019

Thank you Brian and you are so correct about the macros. The problem with
this is our students have people creating auto number work all the time. I
need to find the command that will switch it quickly. There used to be one
that worked all the time, I need to find the new command that will do the
same. I need a quick command for the kids and needs to be kid friendly. Not
giving up hope and I will sit on my keyboard to find one that works

Was hoping not to recreate the wheel if someone had the command already

Thanks again everyone for helping

* Dr Denise M Robinson*

*Denise M Robinson, TVI, PhD*

Specialist-Technology/Blind Skills | Teacher of the Blind and Visually
Impaired
425-220-6935 | www.yourtechvision.com

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On Wed, May 8, 2019 at 10:40 AM Brian Lee via Trainer-Talk <
trainer-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hello Dr Denise,
>
> There are a couple methods that can be used but I don't think there is a
> single command for doing the conversion.  There is a macro that can be used
> and you can add a shortcut key to the macro.  Word needs to be permitted to
> run the macro.  The following macro works if you paste it into the Visual
> Basic Editor using Alt with F11.  You need to be in the code section of the
> editor.  After adding the macro you can add a keystroke to it in the word
> options so that a single command will run the macro.
>
> Sub ConvertAllAutoNumberToText()
> If ActiveDocument.Lists.Count > 0 Then
> Dim lisAutoNumList As List
> For Each lisAutoNumList In ActiveDocument.Lists
> lisAutoNumList.ConvertNumbersToText
> Next
> Else
> End If
> End Sub
>
> The second method isn't done with a single command and it also involves
> opening the Visual Basic Editor.
>
> Here is a quick way to convert numbered lists in Word to normal
> numbering.  Tabs are used to keep the structure the same, and content
> starts at 1,.5 inches or wherever it did with auto numbering.
>
> 1. Open the document whose numbering you want to convert.
> 2. Press Alt+F11 to open the Visual Basic Editor.
> 3. Press CTRL+G . This opens the Immediate window.
> 4. Type or paste the following in the Immediate window:
> ActiveDocument.Range.ListFormat.ConvertNumbersToText
> 5. Press Enter .
>
> The line of text to be typed or pasted into the Immediate window of the
> editor could be set up as an auto text entry so that it could be easily put
> into a document and then copied and pasted into the Immediate window.
>
> Take care.
>
> Brian Lee
> brianllee at charter.net
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Trainer-Talk [mailto:trainer-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Dr. Denise M Robinson via Trainer-Talk
> Sent: May 8, 2019 6:45 AM
> To: Wayne Merritt <wcmerritt at gmail.com>; List for teachers and trainers
> of adaptive technology <trainer-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Dr. Denise M Robinson <deniserob at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Trainer-Talk] command for keeping format of numbers but
> turning off auto numbering
>
> It stops the auto numbering but does nothing for the auto numbered words
> already ctrl shift n used to work but no longer--looking for another
> command to do that same thing as the kids need to keep the numbers but the
> auto numbering causes issues
>
> * Dr Denise M Robinson*
>
> *Denise M Robinson, TVI, PhD*
>
> Specialist-Technology/Blind Skills | Teacher of the Blind and Visually
> Impaired
> 425-220-6935 | www.yourtechvision.com
>
> [image: TechVision Logo]
> “Helping the visually impaired see their world changed through technology”
> "While they were saying among themselves it cannot be done, it was done."
> --Helen Keller
>
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, May 7, 2019 at 5:40 PM Wayne Merritt via Trainer-Talk <
> trainer-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> > Good afternoon. You may be talking about setting the font/formatting
> > to normal. If so, then use Control Shift N, as in normal. This will
> > remove all of the font/formatting information in the Word document. It
> > may also remove the current numbers, so not sure if this is what you
> > were thinking of, but it is my best guess. I just remembered another
> > possibility. To stop a list and keep the numbers/bullets, press Enter
> > twice quickly.
> >
> > Hth,
> > Wayne
> >
> > On 5/1/19, Dr. Denise M Robinson via Trainer-Talk
> > <trainer-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> > >  Hi Everyone
> > >
> > > Do you know the command where you can take a page created with auto
> > > numbering and you can select it all (do that command) and it turns
> > > off
> > auto
> > > numbering but keeps the numbers?
> > > Thanks for any help on this--it has escaped my brain
> > >
> > > * Dr Denise M Robinson*
> > >
> > > *Denise M Robinson, TVI, PhD*
> > >
> > > Specialist-Technology/Blind Skills | Teacher of the Blind and
> > > Visually Impaired
> > > 425-220-6935 | www.yourtechvision.com
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