[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

I cannot imagine any explanation for what you're seeing if the numbering
levels are properly linked to the styles. In the Define New Multilevel List
dialog, have you checked each level to make sure that it is linked to the
appropriate style? What happens if you press Ctrl+Q in a paragraph when the
numbering is incorrect?

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Geodesic" wrote in message
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"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
I think you're still not getting it; you create outlines by using styles.
You number those styles using multilevel list numbering.

That may be, but I already drew attention to to how I had to use the
article
by Shauna Kelly, MVP to change the styles of "Heading1", "Heading2", etc.
because of problems I was already having. That is why I sought to see if
there was a FAQ listing what either the ideal, or the original, or the
'usual' settings for Headings 1-9 might be, thinking that maybe the
settings
were wrong, breaking a proper link between the outline and the styles.

Let's do this step by step. Suppose I open the outline view, shift back
to
the home ribbon, and choose the 1/1.1/1.1.1 outline style from multilevel
list.

I go down to the first line of the document, and type something. I see
the
number 1 appear; then I hit return, type something, and see the 2 appear
on
the second line, and 3 on the third line. Very nice, so far.

Now I demote that third line to be a subset or child of the second line,
using the alt-shft-left arrow shortcut so that I can watch the following
occur... I see the style shift to 'heading2' on the ribbon... but instead
of
a 2.1 prefix, the number 3 remains. If I demote it further, I can watch
the
Heading2 shift to Heading3, but instead of getting something like 2.1.1,
it
remains 3, and remains number #3 all the way up to Heading9. You might
not
think I am watching the "styles" but it looks to me like I am.

Now I go back to the 'multilevel list' on the home ribbon, open it, and
what
do I see highlighted as my current choice: you guessed it, 1, 1.1,
1.1.1...
as my numbering choice.

More evidence. I have the Heading3 set to 'bold' the text. Now as I demote
my element and its text, and I can watch the text go from not bold
(heading2/level2)... to bold (heading3/level3)... and back to 'not bold'
(heading4/level4) - again using the alt-shift-arrow shortcut. At no point
does the numbering change (except to become bold at heading3).

You might not think that I understand the link between numbering and
styles,
but I still don't believe the link is working. That, of course, is why I
pointed out what the values were of a sample of my heading styles, and of
the
'define new multilevel list'

What I asked in the last note was whether anyone knew what the default or
ideal settings for these headings might be. And I expressed in that post,
I
hope that such settings could be noted in a FAQ somewhere, ideally on MS's
own site.