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2 2 A third approach is to use the automatic numbering fields available in Word, and then create an AutoText entry that contains the numbering field. Follow these steps:
- On a blank line in your document, type four or five underlines, then press Tab.
- Press Ctrl+F9 to insert a set of field braces.
- Type the following within the field braces: listnum \L7
- With the insertion point still within the field braces, press F9. The field is collapsed and replaced with a number and period (1.).
- Right after the period, press Tab.
- Adjust the tab settings for the paragraph so that the question number is positioned where you want it to be and the question itself will start where you want it to start.
- If you believe your questions may reasonably run more than a single line in length, adjust the indent of the paragraph so it "hangs" to the same position as the second tab stop you set in step 6.
- Select the entire paragraph.
- Press Alt+F3. The Create AutoText dialog box appears. (see figure 3)
 Figure 3
- Provide a name for the question template you've created.
- Click OK. The AutoText entry is now created.
Now, whenever you want to create a new question, simply type the name you defined in step 10 and press F3. The question template appears, and you can type the question you desire. The numbering for the questions will be updated to consecutive numbers when you choose to print the document.
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