Go back to Format | Style | Modify | Numbering for Heading 1 and make sure
you didn't set the numbering to start from 2. If you didn't, then use Find
to look for a Heading 1 paragraph before your first Heading 1. My guess
would be that you inserted a manual page break before the chapter number
paragraph; the page break has the same style formatting as the following
paragraph. Instead of a manual page break, use the "Page break before"
property in the paragraph or style.

If all the subheads are 1.1, then there's a chance that the numbering in the
"Number format" box is typed numbers rather than fields. If they don't have
a gray background, then they're not fields.

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"c_angler" wrote in message
...
I am having another major problem. I have stripped the document, applied
my
few styles. I formatted the style Heading 1 like shauna kelley describes.
However, my first chapter that I apply it to says Chapter 2, every chapter
after follows in the right number order. My first page is a title page,
all
done in body text, my 2-3 page is just an intro. all done in body text
with
some bold.
Finally, my 4th page is where Chapter 1 starts, I have removed page and
section breaks, but still my first ch says Ch2. What can I do? I can't
proceed with page numbering until I fix this.
Thanks again

"c_angler" wrote:

I am trying to number sub headings in chapters. All chapter titles are
working with Header 1. Now I need each chapter sub heading to be
numbered
like this:
for Chapter 1: 1.1,1.2,1.3 for Chapter 2: 2.1, 2.2, 2.3.
I want two digits showing. I have gone to a Header 2 for that, and
tried to
modify numbering, even unchecked the box that says restart numbering
after,
and all my subheads throughout the multi chapter document are labeled
1.1.
What am I doing wrong?
I have read all the answers I can find in the group session and still
can't
fix this thing! The document was written with little or no styles
applied,
and I am having to do that now.
Thanks in advance.