Styles (numbered list) keeps changing !

Hi,

In a DOC, I have these numbered list. My first list uses a numbered list
(say from 1 to 6). I then have some normal text that follows and then
another numbered list. The 2nd list I want should be numbered also from 1 to
6 or 7. ? Word Automatically starts this list at 7. I then go to the first
number and click re-start numbering. It does that but indents to the left
the first number.......!!!!!!! I then go and take the brush icon to copy the
style of the first list to modify the style (which it does) but then the
first number goes back to 7 ! MAd MAD MAD! Word is terrible for this!

My numbered style is not set to automatically update...

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks,

L.

Anne
Wed Aug 10 17:42:52 CDT 2005

Word is terrible for this because they don't tell anyone that when you alter
numbered list formatting YOU MUST DO SO THROUGH THE BULLETS AND NUMBERING
dialog and NOT through paragraph formatting. Remember this, and you'll stay
out of trouble. Here's some more you should read:
http://www.officearticles.com/word/having_difficulty_with_bullets_and_numbering_in_microsoft_word.htm
************
Anne Troy
www.OfficeArticles.com

"LukePW" <LukePW@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:913C0E35-E11A-4685-9FF6-035EDFD0507F@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> In a DOC, I have these numbered list. My first list uses a numbered list
> (say from 1 to 6). I then have some normal text that follows and then
> another numbered list. The 2nd list I want should be numbered also from 1
> to
> 6 or 7. ? Word Automatically starts this list at 7. I then go to the
> first
> number and click re-start numbering. It does that but indents to the left
> the first number.......!!!!!!! I then go and take the brush icon to copy
> the
> style of the first list to modify the style (which it does) but then the
> first number goes back to 7 ! MAd MAD MAD! Word is terrible for this!
>
> My numbered style is not set to automatically update...
>
> What am I doing wrong?
>
> Thanks,
>
> L.

Stefan
Thu Aug 11 04:19:11 CDT 2005

See http://word.mvps.org/faqs/numbering/ListRestartMethods.htm

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"LukePW" <LukePW@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:913C0E35-E11A-4685-9FF6-035EDFD0507F@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> In a DOC, I have these numbered list. My first list uses a numbered
list
> (say from 1 to 6). I then have some normal text that follows and
then
> another numbered list. The 2nd list I want should be numbered also
from 1 to
> 6 or 7. ? Word Automatically starts this list at 7. I then go to
the first
> number and click re-start numbering. It does that but indents to
the left
> the first number.......!!!!!!! I then go and take the brush icon to
copy the
> style of the first list to modify the style (which it does) but then
the
> first number goes back to 7 ! MAd MAD MAD! Word is terrible for
this!
>
> My numbered style is not set to automatically update...
>
> What am I doing wrong?
>
> Thanks,
>
> L.