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Multiple multilevel lists with multiple problems!
In what way are you combining the separate documents into a single document? Copying and pasting would use the style definitions and numbering formats of the target document. You should be able to click inside an incorrectly numbered heading and press Ctrl+Q to revert to the correct formatting.
On the other hand, if you are attempting to use Word's master document feature, note that it isn't reliable and should be avoided.
Stefan_Blom thank you!
I have been using Insert/Object/Text from file to combine my documents.
The Ctrl+Q to revert to the correct formatting is working well. In trying to correct the multilevel lists I had been inadvertently creating new ones without realizing it, and sometimes forcing the numbers to start where I wanted (which in the end messed things up incredibly). I will blame Word's "Define new Multilevel List. . . " and general difficulty in finding my original list for that!
Thanks for the follow-up.
To edit the outline numbering and at the same time prevent it from breaking, you have to ensure that you click in the very first Heading 1 paragraph of your document and then access the Multilevel List dialog box via Home tab > Paragraph group > Multilevel List > Define New Multilevel List.
If you set up your numbering using a list style, edit the list style by right-clicking it in the "List Styles" category at Home tab > Paragraph group > Multilevel List and choosing the Modify option. To access all options for lists, click Format > Numbering.
- Thank you! I did set up the numbering using a "list style" and this is working.
Curious - when I did set up my list style following this https://shaunakelly.com/word/numbering/numbering20072010.html?p=1768 I gave it a name (or at least I think I did), expecting I would look for this list style name to edit and not the picture icons; but I never did see the list style name I assigned to it. Guessing I possibly assigned it the wrong way and/or didn't save properly (i.e. do other word users see their list style names of just the picture icons?).
