Outline Number Level 3 not restarting numbering.

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Outline Number 3 not restarting

I use styles and formatting consistently - along with templates. I am having
problems with my level 3 outline numbering in that is continues on
consecutively throughout the document instead of restarting when it's
supposed to. All the other levels restart just fine. I've attempted to fix
the template, to no avail.
 
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Celia

I too am having trouble with my level 3 numbering.

I used Shauna Kelly's article "How to create numbered headings or outline
numbering in your Microsoft Word document", which was incredibly helpful.
Everything was going along smoothly and then the numbering went wonky.

I am formatting a document that someone else created. I went in and set up
styles and have 3 levels of headings.

Heading 1: 1
Heading 2: 1.1
Heading 3: 1.1.1

Everything was fine while Heading 1 was 1. And when I got to 2, the next
heading 2 changed to 2.1 and I thought I was home free. However, heading 3
(which should have been 2.1.1) reverted to 1.5.1 and the next heading 2
(which should have been 2.2) reverted to 1.6. Nothing changed in the heading
style so I can’t figure out why the numbering wouldn’t continue.

I made sure that none of the automatic update boxes were ticked.

Any suggestions you can give me will be most appreciated.
 
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Suzanne S. Barnhill

Go back to Format | Bullets and Numbering. Go through Format | Style for
Heading 1 (as Shauna explains) and make sure that each numbering level is
linked to the appropriate style and that each level is set to restart after
the level above. If your numbering levels are not linked to your heading
styles, then it may be that you've managed to get your numbered paragraphs
into different outline-numbered lists.
 
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Celia

Thanks Suzanne. I've done that so that, for instance, Heading 2 is set at
level 2, it is linked to style heading 2 and set to restart numbering after
level 1. Although I created them in exactly the same way, Heading 3 seems to
be starting after level 2, but I just can't get Heading 2 to restart after
Level 1.
 
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Celia

Suzanne - I think I can see a problem. When I go to customize outline
numbered list and look at the preview - it shows level 1 as heading 3 instead
of heading 1. But I don't know how to change that. When I created the
styles and headings I always used the highlighted outline as instructed and
didn't change it.

Thanks for your help.
 
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Charles Kenyon

You need to set up all levels you will be using through modifying the style
for Heading 1. So, you go into the numbering dialog through that modify
style dialog and access levels 2 and 3 through that as well.
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Celia

Charles - thank you so much. Now I understand that, all my numbering has
fallen into place. Can't thank you enough.
 
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Suzanne S. Barnhill

I think Shauna emphasizes this pretty clearly, when she says: "If you want
to change the numbering or the indentation of your headings, you must put
your cursor in a Heading 1 style paragraph. Yes, even if you want to change
the numbering or the indents of Heading 4 or Heading 7, you must start with
your cursor in a Heading 1 paragraph."
 
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