[Stefan Blom]

Are you updating styles from the template? If so, turn that setting off for
the document (in the Template and Add-Ins dialog box). Save the document and
then see if it opens OK on your colleague's computer.

To display the Template and Add-Ins dialog box: On the Developer tab, click
Document Template (Word 2007) or click Tools | Templates and Add-Ins (Word
2003).

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Paul_Law" wrote in message
...
When my colleague opens a document in Word 2007, the numbering of list
items
changes so that the first paragrpah in his document is number 7. When I
open
the same document in word 2003, the first paragraph is numbered
(correctly)
as 1. I have also asked another colleague (also running W 2007) to open
the
document and the paragraph's appear correctly.

I have a feeling that the problem may lie with the template settings in my
frst colleagues version of Word. Does this sound possible/plausible and,
if
so, is there an easy way to reset this to prevent this from happening in
the
future?

Many thanks in advance