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Users press for manual renumber control and easier section edits in drafting tool
Summary
Attendees told presenters that protected section tokens and automatic renumbering impede typical drafting workflows. Staff asked for the ability to move/delete sections and run renumbering later; presenters agreed to separate move/delete and renumber operations.
Multiple attendees described cases where the system's protected section tokens make ordinary editing cumbersome. One attendee said the current behavior prevents easy deletion: "Section 1, once it's in, you can't delete it with just the backspace key or the delete key," and argued that typists need ability to highlight and remove sections before running a separate renumber action.
Presenters acknowledged the trade-off: tokens and attributes protect renumber integrity but make bulk edits harder. The vendor representatives agreed to split the function so users can move and delete sections freely and then trigger an on-demand renumber/format operation once edits are complete. Staff said this mirrors their existing workflow where a separate "renumber sections" action is used after document edits.
