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  1. mgagnonlv Win User

    Don't merge lists in Word – is it possible to set as default?


    Hello, It took me some time to find the name of that function in English. I often have a multi-level list like the following. They are usually bullet lists, not numbered lists, but the list-styles are the real ones : 1. This is style List1 1.1. This is style List 2 1.2. This is also style List 2 1.3. This is also style List 2 2. This is style List 1 3. This is style List 1 I often want to move item 1.2 between items 2 and 3. By default, Word reformats the paragraph as a "List 1" item and each time, I have to manually click on the icon "Do not merge lists" ("Ne pas fusionner la liste" in French). Unfortunately, I have not found a way to do it automatically, which means that cut and paste is almost always a 2-step process... and when I forget to do it on the spot, It requires even more work to reformat. My question. Is there a way to have "Do not merge lists" as the default? Because that's what I want, like 99.99% of the time. Thank you. BTW, versions are current: Windows 10, v.19043.1165 (in French) Office 2016 ] v. 2107, build 1428.20250 (in French)

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    mgagnonlv, Aug 21, 2021
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  2. mgagnonlv Win User

    Don't merge lists in Word – is it possible to set as default?

    Hello,

    It took me some time to find the name of that function in English.

    I often have a multi-level list like the following. They are usually bullet lists, not numbered lists, but the list-styles are the real ones :
    1. This is style List1
    1.1. This is style List 2
    1.2. This is also style List 2
    1.3. This is also style List 2
    2. This is style List 1
    3. This is style List 1

    I often want to move item 1.2 between items 2 and 3. By default, Word reformats the paragraph as a "List 1" item and each time, I have to manually click on the icon "Do not merge lists" ("Ne pas fusionner la liste" in French). Unfortunately, I have not found a way to do it automatically, which means that cut and paste is almost always a 2-step process... and when I forget to do it on the spot, It requires even more work to reformat.

    My question. Is there a way to have "Do not merge lists" as the default? Because that's what I want, like 99.99% of the time.

    Thank you.

    BTW, versions are current:
    – Windows 10, v.19043.1165 (in French)
    – Office 2016 ] v. 2107, build 1428.20250 (in French)
     
    mgagnonlv, Aug 21, 2021
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