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Outline Styles Cannot Be Selected Through Alt
DocumentID: 650945
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 8:29:03 PM

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WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Symptoms: The manual states on page 668 and page 512 that if Outline is on, an outline style can be selected from the Styles menu (Alt-F8). It says that only if Outline is not turned on will you have to go through the Outline Define menu (Shift-F5, D). The program does not work this way. It always requires you to go through the Outline Define menu. Solutions: The description on page 668 is correct. You can turn on an outline style from the Styles menu only if 1) you are in an outline, and 2) you've already selected the outline style (resulting in a [Para Num Def] code) before the cursor position.

However, the sentence that follows (pg. 669) is misleading: "If you are not within Outline On and Off codes, you can only turn on outline styles with the Outline Styles menu." I don't know the best way to word it, but here's the point we should get across. (This is a point that should also be made clear in the Outline, Style reference section.)

The only way you can use an outline style is to first select it from the Outline Definition screen. This places a [Para Num Def:Outline Style Name] code at the cursor position. From that point forward, you can use the style- -regardless of whether you are in an Outline or not. If you're in an Outline, you have the option of 1) turning on the style from the Styles screen, 2) pressing Enter if the options are set accordingly, or 3) inserting a Paragraph Number (Shift-F5, 5).

This is where the sentence in question is misleading--it doesn't distinguish between selecting the style (resulting in the [Para Num Def] codes), and turning it on (resulting in a single level style). I think that we mean to say you can only turn on the style by inserting a paragraph number. The assumption that the [Para Num Def] exists has already been made because we're telling users how to turn on the style from the Styles screen. The description should: 1) make it clear that you have to insert the [Para Num Def] codes before you can use the style at all; and, 2) explain how to insert a Paragraph Number if Outline is not on.

I have entered an enhancement to have the manual be more concise in its explanation.

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