In MS Word how do I turn off the automatic numbering?

I only want 1.





but when I hit enter ---it automatically indents and puts a number 2. also.In MS Word how do I turn off the automatic numbering?
In Word 2007, click on Office Button | Word Options | Proofing | AutoCorrect Options | AutoFormat As You Type tab | uncheck the ';Automatic numbered lists'; box | OK.





In Word 2002 or 2003, click on Tools | AutoCorrect Options | AutoFormat As You Type tab | uncheck the ';Automatic numbered lists'; box | OK.





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garfield-n-odie


Microsoft MVP 2005-2008


http://mvp.support.microsoft.comIn MS Word how do I turn off the automatic numbering?
In your list of command icons, you should see an icon that has little numbers (3, I think) stacked in the icon box... just highlight the text that was auto-numbered and click the numbering icon. It should immediately remove the numbering for the highlighted area.