Thanks for the response, macro. No, the display of 'Recently used number formats' shows nothing of interest.

When I select the paragraph, it's the bulleted list button that "lights up," not the numbered list btn. Nothing useful in there either. I'm still stumped.

If you set up a multilevel list, you can simply add some static text in the "Enter formatting for number" in the multilevel dialog box. Be sure to set the "Number style for this level" to "(none)." Don't forget to select your style name in the "Link level to style" drop down.

To display the dialog box, place the insertion point in a paragraph to which your style has been applied. On the Home tab, click Multilevel List | Define New Multilevel List. For more, see http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/numb...g20072010.html.

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