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My heading 1 is the chapter and I chose to use regular number from the multilevel list. My chapter 1 keeps changing to chapter 2 after I select it to be 1. From. The "start at" option
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Hi @Sean MacCready ,
Any updates about this problem now? Please let us know if you would like further assistance.
The problem is almost certainly that heading numbering hasn't been set up properly. See https://shaunakelly.com/word/numbering/numbering20072010.html .
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Why are we, users, being penalized every time that Microsoft release a wrong/erroneous update? We, users, spent hours and days fixing their (Microsoft) problems, creating delays and waste of time. Shouldn't Microsoft be responsible to fix their own errors and fixing their wrongly released updates????
@Sam, you have posted to a thread which is over four years old. I recommend that you start a separate thread and post the details of the issue you are experiencing. Use the Ask a question link at the top of the forums page. Good luck.
@Sam
Please post a new question to get help.
Note problems with multilevel numbering are decades old. The solutions are, as well.
The basic solution is given in the Shauna Kelly article linked by Stefan years ago.
See my pdf: https://www.addbalance.com/usersguide/AutomaticNumbering.pdf for more including links to videos.
This is a user-to-user support network.
Microsoft is not hearing about your problems from what you post here. Designers and their supervisors do see feedback. (You will almost certainly not get a direct response to that feedback but they do see it.) Here, you are asking your fellow users for help using the product as it exists.
I recommend using the public feedback portal and posting a link to your feedback with your question so that other users can also comment and vote. Here is my article with links and instructions about giving feedback:
Here is more about that:
Yeah I did all that. And if you just input your chapter heading manual it won't line up for page numbers/ figure captions/ table of contents numbering correctly. Ill just remove the current multi level list numbering and re number and see if that resets the issue.
Are you able to share an example document for illustration? (Remove any sensitive information first.)