Shortcut to Customize Outline Numbered List (Word XP/2003)

[DesertKris]

I create List Styles linked to heading levels. I want a quick way for my users to get to the Customize Outline Numbered List dialog box for the appropriate List Style.

I'd like to create a macro so that when they are in Heading 2 and want to change it, they click on the macro - it figures out that heading 2 is linked to a List Style called "MyCustomNumbering," and then it opens the Customize Outline Numbered List dialog box for the List Style and NOT the Paragraph Style.

Does anyone know if this can be done? I can't even figure out how to show the Customize Outline Numbered List dialog box.

[HansV]

I can't find the Customize Outline Numbered List in the list of wdDialog constants. You may have to use SendKeys.

[Klaus Linke]

<img src=/S/cop.gif border=0 alt=cop width=15 height=24> !! BEWARE OF THE TRAP!! <img src=/S/cop.gif border=0 alt=cop width=15 height=24>
Never ever edit a list template by editing any but the top level style!

You could move up to the previous outline level 1 paragraph from the same list template, and then show the dialog (with a bit of help from SendKeys as mentioned by Hans):<pre>Dim rngOld As Range
Dim myLT As ListTemplate
Dim rngOld As Range
Dim nameStyle As String
Dim i As Integer, iOldListLevel As Integer
Dim strSendKeys As String
Set rngOld = Selection.Range.Duplicate
Selection.Collapse (wdCollapseStart)
' Move up while para is no list para:
While Selection.Paragraphs(1).Range.ListParagraphs.Count <> 1
Selection.Move Unit:=wdParagraph, Count:=-1
Wend
nameStyle = Selection.Paragraphs(1).Range.ListFormat.ListTempl ate.ListLevels(1).LinkedStyle
iOldListLevel = Selection.Paragraphs(1).Range.ListFormat.ListLevel Number
' Move up to the next para using that style:
Do While Selection.Paragraphs(1).Style.NameLocal <> nameStyle
Selection.Move Unit:=wdParagraph, Count:=-1
' Exit sub if start of document is reached:
If Selection.Start = 0 Then
rngOld.Select
Exit Sub
End If
Loop
Application.EnableCancelKey = wdCancelDisabled
strSendKeys = "{TAB}{ENTER}{TAB}{TAB}{TAB}"
' locate list level:
For i = 1 To iOldListLevel - 1
strSendKeys = strSendKeys & "{DOWN}"
Next i
SendKeys strSendKeys
With Dialogs(wdDialogFormatBulletsAndNumbering)
.DefaultTab = wdDialogFormatBulletsAndNumberingTabOutlineNumbere d
.Show
End With
rngOld.Select
</pre>

<img src=/S/cheers.gif border=0 alt=cheers width=30 height=16> Klaus

[Klaus Linke]

Hi Kris,

Maybe I mis-read your post. Do you use an outline list template with styles linked to it (as I assumed), or are you really using List Styles?

<img src=/S/cheers.gif border=0 alt=cheers width=30 height=16> Klaus

[DesertKris]

Sorry for the delay in responding. I am really using List Styles. So what I've currently been doing is just going to Format... Bullets and Numbering, and it automatically takes me to the tab for the list styles. I'm then customizing it from there. As far as I can tell, it doesn't matter what level I'm in since it's modifying the List Style. Any thoughts on this anyone?

[Andrew Lockton]

I haven't used list styles although I have been using outline numbering for a very long time. I haven't been tempted down that track yet although I keep reminding myself to go exploring there one day.

Have you already worked out how to show the list styles dialog with SendKeys.
SendKeys "%L"
Dialogs(397).Display

[DesertKris]

Here's what I've come up with (haven't done any error-trapping yet)

With Application.Dialogs(wdDialogFormatBulletsAndNumber ing) (automatically goes to the List tab)

SendKeys "%m" 'modify...
SendKeys "%o" 'format...
SendKeys "n" 'numbering....
SendKeys "%t" 'customize...
SendKeys "%m" 'displays "more" option
.Show

I'll need to do some testing and error-trapping, but it seems promising!
I'll need to make sure that they're in a list style. Also if it's been re-routed through a computer with Word 2000 the list styles get stripped out, so I'll have to figure out how to put it back in.
End With