Appendix Numbering

Question

I have inherited a document that has some formatting problems.  I am attempting to add Appendix numbering according to Shauna Kelly's web site instructions and am running into some problems.  I am starting my appendix section at heading level 6.  I am using the Multilevel list button in the paragraph group of the Home tab.  When I use Heading 6, I get the Appendix heading I want just fine starting with Appendix A.  Now when I get to Appendix B the Level 6 heading works just fine, ie, it goes from Appendix A to Appendix B.  But its the second level heading (heading 7) where I run into problems.  In Appendix A for the second level (level 7) I get A.1 just fine.  But when I get to Appendix B it goes from Appendix B at level 6 but when I get to level 7 it stays at the appendix A.  So what it does is:

Appendix A

A.1

Appendix B

A.1

So the problem is that the level 7 is not changing for Appendix B. 

Now I have checked the numbering under the Multilevel list numbering dialog and it seems right; ie, the Restart List after: is checked and Level 6 is entered.  So if anybody can tell me why the level 7 isn't changing for Appendix B that would be great.

Answer 1

For level 7, did you specify that it should include the numbering of level 6 (= the A, B, C, ... sequence)? Also, click inside a Heading 7 paragraph and press Ctrl+Q. Does that fix the numbering for that paragraph?

Answer 2

It appears you are trying to follow the directions in: How to number headings and figures in Appendixes in Microsoft Word by Shauna Kelly