[DeanH]

I don't think that Word numbering can be forced to go to zero if a level is
skipped.
You can of course have a level to start at zero but that will change all
occurences of that style.
Simple to solve, follow basic documentation rulings - never skip a level.
It can look messy and confuse the reader. Either insert a Heading 2; or
promote the necessary Heading 3 to Heading 2 (Outline View does this very
quickly).
All the best.
DeanH

"Kimmie B" wrote:

If you can show me where I made some mistakes, I'd be obliged. I've gone
over section 2 of the aforementioned article pretty closely I cannot find my
error.

I used heading styles.

Heading 1 gives me something that looks like this: 1.0 Project Description

Heading 2 gives me: 2.1 Master/Vision Planning

Heading 3 gives me: 2.1.1 Purpose

Heading 4 gives me: 2.1.1.1 Healthcare

Indenting and numbering works perfectly, EXCEPT that numbering does not
insert a 0 if I skip a heading level.

"Jean-Guy Marcil" wrote:

"Kimmie B" wrote:

I have a client who wants to use outline numbering, but wants to be able to
skip a level and use a 0 where one would normally find a 1. For example,
this is what she wants:

2.0 Yak, yak, yak.
2.0.1 Yuck, yuck, yuck.

Instead, Word presents this:

2.0 Yackity yack.
2.1.1 Don't talk back.

Does anyone know how to make that middle digit a 0 in that case?

BTW, I have faithfully (and gratefully) followed Shauna Kelly's online
instructions for creating numbered headigs or outline numbering in an MS Word
doc.

2.0 would have to be "Outline level 2," 2.0.1 would have to be "Outline
level 3."
Just set level 2 to start at 0 instead of 1 and it will work as you want.

And, I am sorry, but if you get
2.0 Yackity yack.
2.1.1 Don't talk back.
you did not use outline numbering, and if you did, you made a(some)
mistake(s) when following Shauna's instructions.