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How do I correct a multilevel list. When using the "Start at Number" to reset the numbering to "1", the indent for that style changes.
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Hi Mel Orecklin
The tag Office Open Specifications is dedicated to supporting issues related to Open Specifications. You can find open specifications here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/openspecs/
Your inquiry is not related to Open Specifications. I have removed the Office Open specifications tag and added Microsoft Q&A tag, where you have a better chance of getting an answer.
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Obaid Farooqi -MSFT
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Generally, when the indentation changes on numbering restart, the underlying list format hasn't been properly set up. The easiest approach to restarting para numbering in Word is to set it up in a multilevel list with two levels, so that level 1 can restart level 2. See https://shaunakelly.com/word/numbering/numbering20072010.html (Word for Windows) or https://www.brandwares.com/bestpractices/2016/06/outline-numbering-in-word-for-os-x/ (Word for Mac).
What Stefan told you is correct. Shauna Kelly's article remains the starting place to get stable numbering. If you want to have someone look at the problem document, you can attach it to a post here.
I just discovered an excellent series of short videos on multilevel list numbering by Jason Morrell. You may want to look at that.
Entire Playlist on YouTube on MultiLevel Numbering https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n70UutcLm6U&list=PLp6cX9mN-SNq-n28y-LXolJtqpySyuybc
Here is a link to my 5-page pdf on Automatic Numbering in Word.