Numbering Editing

[Rkazmierzak]

I have many documents that have numbered sections. When editing inserting or other changes the numbering becomes scrambled. An example would be

Section 4 first sub system should be 4.1 but in my document the automatic value is 4.4.1.

How can I change this. I need to make these corrections often my current process is to rewrite the entire document which could involve hundreds of pages. I cannot find any information on what to do with a scrambled numbering system in a Document.

[#2]

Hi @Rkazmierzak 

In my experience automatic numbering with subheadings doesn't workl well - an never did.

I ALWAYS use manual numbering (navigation view is a great help!), and always advise people to do so too, once the problem occur.

Kind regards

Hans

[#3]

You have to set up numbering properly so that it is linked to heading styles; see https://shaunakelly.com/word/numbering/numbering20072010.html.

[#4]

@Stefan_Blom 

Yes, that works great.  

MS still has opportunities us though.  Now that we have a well structured style, Word will regularly break it.  

[#5]

@rayj12 

Multilevel numbering is unnecessarily convoluted in Word; there is no doubt about that. 

However, if you set it up carefully following the steps in the article at https://shaunakelly.com/word/numbering/numbering20072010.html, it does work. The steps apply to all ribbon versions of Word for Windows (Word 2007 and later).