Outline.dotGeoff, have you ever tried dragging things around in the Navigator pane? If you did it that way you would find that the text is indeed attached to the heads.(In his Report Template) Geoff wrote:1.3. Moving heads and text around
The text follows on from the heads when you are typing, but is not attached to the heads as it is in MORE.
There is actually a much better way to do this.(In his Report Template) Geoff wrote:1.2.1. Body Print Text
When it is time to print, I use a Character Style, Body Print Text, to change from Verdana to something a normal person can read on the page — in my case, I use Adobe Caslon. You might prefer something different.
The quick way to apply it is to place your cursor in the text in the Paragraph Style you want to select, then go Menu Bar > Format > Paragraph Style > Select All Style, and that will select everything in the document in that style.
Then Apply the Character Style, Body Print Text, command-b-p. This will switch the type from Verdana to Adobe Caslon (or the alternative you have chosen for that style) in all the text within the document that is in that Paragraph Body Style. It will not change the paragraph settings nor any extra styling you have applied, such as underlining, italics, bolding, and so on.
You repeat the process for each level of body text. (In MORE you could change all body text with a single command.)
Good grief, I missed that. Maybe it didn't happen when I first set up this template? I don't know. I did try that at some time and it didn't work. Did I read all the upgrade notes? Don't be silly -- they're a kind of junior manual, right, and who reads manuals?Geoff, have you ever tried dragging things around in the Navigator pane? If you did it that way you would find that the text is indeed attached to the heads.
Now I'm really caught out. Absolutely, Philip. Many thanks. Oh dear, I'm feeling like a dinosaur. Am I about to become extinct? I KNEW I should explore that Style Library thing ...There is actually a much better way to do this.
1. Save the Report Template as a Style Library. ... etc.
, but the list level does not 
. Note that you can actually demote/promote a whole bunch of headings at once in the navigator. So if you select a heading, drag it a bit, and release it, NWP will select the heading and all its sub-headings. Then hit "Incease Indent" and all the headings move up a level. Unfortunately the list levels will now be off, and of course the Body text styles are unaffected.
This may or may not be the intended behavior. I'll have us take a look.phspaelti wrote:If you place the cursor on a paragraph formatted with one of your heading styles in the document window and hit "Increase Indent" the list level will be demoted (i.e., the the indent will change and the numbering increase a level), but the Heading style stays the same.
This is indeed a bug. It is however only an updating bug; if you save and reopen the file, the list numbering should be updated to take the level change into account.If you select a heading in the navigator and hit "Increase Indent" then the heading style gets demoted (so "Heading 1" changes to "Heading 2")
Right -- you guys are picking up stuff I haven't looked at before because I have had my way of working which worked pretty well, and haven't been exploring outside it.it is true that line numbering does not change when promoting/demoting a heading, and this looks like a bug to me, too (following pspaelti). I just wanted to add that you can also select a heading in the Navigator and hit tab to demote it, and Shift+tab to promote it. Just a little tip for those who prefer using the keyboard...
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### Increase Numbered Paragraph Style Level ###
$numberFirst = false # true: for styles such as 1 Heading, 2 Heading...
$doc = Document.active
if $doc == undefined
exit
end
$findNumberedStyle = '^(?<baseName>.*[^0-9])(?<number>[0-9]+)$'
if $numberFirst == true
$findNumberedStyle = '^(?<number>[0-9]+)(?<baseName>[^0-9].*)$'
end
$sels = $doc.textSelections
$nameToStyle = Hash.new
foreach $style in $doc.paragraphStyles
if $nameToStyle{$style.name} == undefined
$nameToStyle{$style.name} = $style
end
end
foreach $sel in $sels
$paraStarts = Array.new # get paragraph start(s) in $sel
while $sel.range.bound > $sel.text.rangeOfParagraphAtIndex($sel.location).location
$paraStarts.appendValue $sel.text.rangeOfParagraphAtIndex($sel.location).location
if $sel.text.rangeOfParagraphAtIndex($sel.location).bound < $sel.bound
$sel = TextSelection.newWithLocationAndBound $sel.text, $sel.text.rangeOfParagraphAtIndex($sel.location).bound, $sel.bound
else
break
end
end
foreach $start in $paraStarts
$styleName = $sel.text.attributesAtIndex($start).paragraphStyleName
if $styleName.find $findNumberedStyle, 'E-i$'
$number += 1
if $numberFirst == true
$newStyleName = $number & $baseName
else
$newStyleName = $baseName & $number
end
if Defined $nameToStyle{$newStyleName}
$paraStart = TextSelection.newWithLocationAndLength $sel.text, $start, 0
Push Target Selection $paraStart
$nameToStyle{$newStyleName}.apply
Pop Target Selection
end
end
end
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$headingBaseName = 'Heading'
$bodyBaseName = 'Body Entry'I'd say the best way to accomplish this is to configure two TOC styles in your document(s). You can have a main/default TOC style that includes all headings and explanations, and then a secondary TOC style that only includes the skeleton/headings. You can add such a TOC style via the menu Tools > Table of Contents > Configure TOC Styles.NisusUser wrote:However, I want to be able to print out the entire full outline with explanatory text and a leaner outline with just the headings (down to a certain, variable-depending-on-which-file-it-is heading level).