Unfortunately, there might be problems with LISTNUM fields in Word 2007; see
the KB article at
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/948845/en-us ("The ListNum
field is not displayed correctly when you insert the field in a Word 2007
document"). The suggested workaround, to make use of multilevel numbering
only, is not very helpful, though.
Naming the outline numbering scheme (in the Multilevel List dialog box) and
then specify that list name with each LISTNUM field is worth trying, but it
may not work in this situation.
--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP
"jgbrinton" wrote in message
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When I open a Word 2003 document in Word 2007 (compatibility mode), my
auto
numbering (which is linked to Heading Style 1, 2, 3, etc.) gets all messed
up. Even if I clear and reapply the styles, it has problems. Either the
numbering resets when it shouldn't (e.g., 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 1.1, 1.2), or
when I
insert listnum fields instead of (a), (b), (c), it temporarily goes ( ),
( ),
( ) or sometimes even (a), (a), (a). If I update fields it works again,
but
then any time I insert a new number or start a new numbered paragraph, it
messes up again. The problem continues even if I convert the Word 2003
document to Word 2007 (as opposed to just opening it in compatibility
mode).
The problem goes away when I create a new Word 2007 document and start
from
scratch, and it also goes away if I copy and paste the text from the Word
2003 document into a new Word 2007 document. If this problem keeps up, I
may
need to reinstall Office 2003. Either that or every time I open one of my
old
Word 2003 documents I will need to copy and paste it into a new Word 2007
document and save it as a new document. Two years ago I set up numbering
attached to heading styles using Shauna Kelly's method
(http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/numb...Numbering.html) and have
never had problems, so it's not a problem with the way the styles were
originally set up.