Changing the prefixes

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Changing the prefixes

Changing the prefixes

On the Formatting toolbar, click the Prefix button btn_prefix, then choose a prefix style from the following choices:

Working Format: You see the + and - signs indicating whether there are notes and subtopics both on screen and on printed copies.

Roman Numerals: Uses Roman numerals for main topics (I, II, III, A, B, C, 1, 2, 3, etc.)

AlphaNumerals: Uses upper case letters to label main topics in outline documents. Otherwise like the Roman Numeral format (A, B, C, 1, 2, 3, a, b, c, etc.)

Legal: Uses numbers for each level and includes the first level prefix as part of the second level and so on (1.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, etc.)

Numeric: Uses numbers for each level (1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, etc.) in an outline document.

No Prefix: On printed outline documents, there are no prefixes.

Bullets: Uses a single bullet for all levels in an outline document.

Power Outlining: Assigns the same number or letter to all topics at a specific level.

Custom: Lets you specify your own system of prefixes in an outline document.