"Word Is Removing Bullets and Numbers" May Be Unexpected

• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
• Microsoft Word for Windows 95, version 7.0

SYMPTOMS

When you use bullets and numbering in Word 6.0 for Windows and Word 95, Word may warn you that proceeding with the action will remove the current bullets or number formatting. In some situations, this message may be generated when no bullets or numbers are visible in the paragraph.

CAUSE

When you apply bullets or numbering, if Word detects existing bullets or numbers, generates the message "Word is removing bullets and numbers." This functionality is intended to alert you that completing the current action will result in the replacement of the current bullets or numbers.

The act of applying and removing bullets marks the paragraphs internally as having a numbering property (in some cases, "no numbering"). When you start to apply another form of numbering, Word determines that these paragraphs have a numbering attribute (even if it is "no numbering") and displays the generic warning message.

Therefore, it is possible for the message noted above to be generated when no bullets or numbers are present in a selected paragraph.

RESOLUTION

If you choose OK to complete the action, the formatting is completed correctly. The warning message is an extra step to go through in applying the numbering or bullets.