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Heading starting at level 2 instead of level 1

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2021-03-22T09:14:04+00:00

My level 1 heading for chapter IV is 4.1 and level 2 heading start at 4.1.2 instead of 4.1.1. I do not have a problem with any other chapters just this one. I have already tried the "Define new multilevel list", and change the heading to start at 1. In the preview it does show that it will change it to 4.1.1 but when I click "ok" nothing happens.
I have tried inserting new heading. For example, I created 4.2 and the level 2 headings below it were 4.2.1 and so on. Which is the correct format. So I decided to copy-paste all my content under these headings and delete the 4.1 hoping 4.2 will change to 4.1. Which it did but 4.2.1 did not change to 4.1.1

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  1. Stefan Blom 338.6K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2021-03-23T19:45:04+00:00

    I could not do this because my submission format required a separate table each listing the figures, schemes, and tables in the document. If I removed them from the multilevel list then it will not populate the tables.

    You can create a list of figures based on caption labels. Similarly, you can create a list of tables. 

    If you are saying that you want a single list with all types of captions, you can base it on the Caption style which (by default) is applied by Word to each caption paragraph.

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  2. Doug Robbins - MVP - Office Apps and Services 322.9K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2021-03-23T00:09:18+00:00

    You should use the Caption facility (which can be set to include the Chapter Number in the caption) to caption the tables, figures, etc. and probably remove the Table, Figure and Scheme items from the Multi Level list ( or at least do NOT use the styles that are linked to them.

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  3. Stefan Blom 338.6K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2021-03-22T12:58:22+00:00

    Looking at your screen shot again, I see now that the table numbering style (called "Table Title") is indeed part of the multilevel list.

    As I wrote, the order in which multilevel list styles are applied to text may impact the numbering, unfortunately. This is the type of effect that I illustrated in my screen shot. Undesired side-effects will be the result of the list level. "Table Title" appears to be level 6 in your list.

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  4. Suzanne S Barnhill 277.1K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2021-03-22T12:45:45+00:00

    This screen shot shows that the numbering is set to start at 2.

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  5. Stefan Blom 338.6K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2021-03-22T10:11:09+00:00

    Word is very picky about the hierarchy of numbering. If you have inadvertently applied numbered styles in the wrong order, numbering will be incorrect.

    The screen shot below illustrates one possibility. A lower level is applied to text before the first appearance of a higher level (so that the hierarchy of the numbered list is "broken"):

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