MS Word 2007-16 Training- List Numbering Followed By MultiLevel Outlines and Vice Vers

List Numbering Followed By MultiLevel Outlines and Vice Versa Scenario: We begin with a Preamble or Recitals section. It is usually numbered A.B,C, 1,2,3 etc., but those numberings are not part of the Multilevel Outline and therefore make use of List Numbering styles such as List, List 2, List 3 etc. The problem usually occurs when we go from the Preamble or Recitals List Numbering and we switch over to a newly established Multilevel Outline. For instance: The Preamble Section goes from paragraphs A-J. When we establish the Multilevel Outline, and attempt to bring in Heading 1, it will sometimes still say "List" instead of Heading 1 in the left side tracking under Draft View. Another possibility is the first Heading may come in as Article 11 instead of Article 1. How does this happen? Well, if your List Numbering went from A-J that is 10 letters. When you bring in your first number under Heading 1 it can continue from the last letter "J" in the Preamble Section. Because you switched over to numbers in the first Heading of your Multilevel Outline, it will come in as number 11 which would have been letter "K" (the eleventh letter of the Alphabet) if you were still adding paragraphs to the Preamble section. So, how do we shake loose the "List" numbering so it disassociates from the newly established Multilevel outline? 1. When Heading 1 first comes in and shows a problem, I strip the new Heading 1 back to Normal (Control Shift N), and go back into the Multilevel Outline Dialog Box. 2. Inside the Multilevel Box, I make sure it says "Start At 1", I check that the Number type is proper, the positioning of the number is proper and that my Levels 1-4 are connected to Headings 1-4 under "Link Level To Style". 3. I reapply the Heading 1 and that disassociates the List Numbering from my new Multilevel Outline. 4. Good News: When you go from a Multilevel Outline over to using List Numbering in an Exhibit in the back of the document, there is no such problem. It only seems to occur the other way around.. Training From An Inside Perspective. www.advanceto.com