If you need to restart numbering, I think you'll find that Restart Numbering
(also on the context menu) is pretty dependable in Word 2002 and 2003 (less
so in Word 2000), but if you can identify the conditions under which you
would be restarting numbering, you'd be better off setting up outline
numbering with your List Number style at Level 2 (or lower) and set to
restart after the next higher level. If there is no specific outline level
after which it will dependably be restarted, then you'll need another
method. I think you've already been referred to Margaret Aldis's article on
restart methods.

There is a whole series of List Number styles built in (List Number, List
Number 2, List Number 3), etc. These have progressively larger indents and
compare directly to List Bullet, List Bullet 2, etc.; List, List 2, etc.;
List Continue, List Continue 2, etc. If you are setting up outline numbering
for your headings, here are two things to consider:

1. Outline numbering is not just for headings. It can include lists in "body
text."

2. This means that you can mix and match heading styles and body text styles
in an outline numbering list template. For example, you could have Heading 1
as Level 1, Heading 2 as Level 2, and List Number (or List Number 2 or
whatever) as Level 3.

3. Or you can use a heading style for what is really body text, though this
is perhaps less advisable for a variety of reasons.

Another thing to consider: If your list numbering doesn't need to be
dynamic, you don't need to use auto numbering at all! This is a fact often
overlooked by people who are trying to replicate existing numbered material.
If you're quoting something that's numbered, you don't want that numbering
ever to change. Or, if you have a list of five things, and you know that
there will never be more or fewer than five, and that you will not be
changing their order, then you don't need auto numbering. Just use one of
the List styles instead (they have a hanging indent but no numbering) and
type your numbering in manually.

Another thought: if the order of your list is unimportant, use a bulleted
list instead. If you're just listing a bunch of stuff that can be presented
in any order and still make sense, you save yourself a lot of headaches by
using bullets, since you can rearrange them to your heart's content without
worrying about the numbers changing.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)