Multilevel List

Question

I've created a multi-level list and Heading 1/Level 1 works fine.  I am having trouble with Heading 2/Level 2.  It works fine for a while but then I reach a heading in the doc where the numbering is off.  For instance, instead of continuing numbering 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 my 4.2 is now 1.3.  When I look at the Multilevel list I created earlier, my Heading 1 is not the same heading that I originally set up. It appears that somewhere in the document I've lost my original Styles for Heading 1 and therefore, Heading 2, gets thrown off.  Is there a way to reveal codes to see where the disconnection might have occurred?

Answer 1

To add to what Suzanne has said, if it turns out that numbering wasn't set up correctly, click in the first Heading 1 paragraph of the document and click Home tab | Multilevel List | Define New Multilevel List to display the Multilevel List dialog box (ignore the fact that the "define new" part is misleading). Then, following the instructions in the article at http://shaunakelly.com/word/numbering/numbering20072010.html, recreate the numbering.

Answer 2

Assuming that you have set up the multilevel list following the instructions at http://shaunakelly.com/word/numbering/numbering20072010.html, it should suffice to click in a given paragraph and press Ctrl+Q to correct incorrect numbering.

Answer 3

Thank you for your response.  It did not clear up the issue that I had perhaps because the document was created by our client and had issues to begin with.  However, the steps you provided are very helpful in terms of starting a list and incorporating styles from scratch.  It will definitely come in handy.