The only way around this is to use specific numbered styles (such as the
built-in List Number series).

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
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"Mary Lee" wrote in message
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In Word 2002 (and previous versions I have used, as well), restarting
numbering causes the paragraph indents and tabs to change - seemingly back
to
some pre-set default. Is there something written about this? I suspect
that
something between the paragraph settings and the numbering settings is not
in
sync. In my current version of Word, however, the paragraph settings are
displayed in pixels and the numbering settings are shown in inches - I'm
not
sure why - and I am having a hard time determining what is what.
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Thanks!
Mary Lee