Listnum field

Question

Is it possible to change the results of a Microsoft Word 2010 Listnum field to all caps?

Answer 1

You can't make LISTNUM fields generate caps, but you can change them to AUTONUM fields and add the \* ALPHABETIC switch (where the switch is in caps).

{ AUTONUM  \* ALPHABETIC }

However, the AUTONUM field does not support the switches for list level or starting value that the LISTNUM field has.

If you need to get rid of the period or other separator that's always included in the AUTONUM field's result, instead use an AUTONUMLGL field with the \e switch (in the Insert > Field dialog, that switch is added by the check box "Display number in legal format without a trailing period").

Answer 2

If you are using LISTNUM fields in conjunction with a multilevel list, the fields will reflect the formatting added to the list. For example:

ARTICLE I    This is a paragraph formatted in a multilevel list.

{LISTNUM \L 1} This is a paragraph that starts with a LISTNUM field.

ARTICLE III   This is another paragraph formatted in a multilevel list.