Need two styles for same level of outline numbering

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ROBROYNZ - 28 Mar 2008 22:44 GMT

I've been masochistic enough to work through the outline numbering FAQs, and
Shauna Kelly's excellent tutorial. I've successfully organised my entire
Heading 1 through Heading 9. However, I need also to have a paragraph style
(not to appear in the TOC) but which is numbered in the same way as for
heading 2, e.g., 1.1 [text]. These numbers need to pick up the numbering
from the preceding heading style (usually Heading 1). As soon as I try to do
this it warps all the other numbering <g>.
Can this be done? If so, how? Help!!

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Stefan Blom - 31 Mar 2008 12:17 GMT

If you base a style on a numbered one, the numbering will carry over. For
example:

1 Heading 1
2 My custom heading 1 (based on Heading 1)
3 Heading 1

Make sure to set the "Outline level" of the child style to "Body Text."
Also, make sure not to make any changes to the numbering of the child style
(if you do, the original style will lose its numbering).

Alternatively, use LISTNUM fields. These fields are very easy to use, at
least if there is only one numbered list (the heading list) in the document.

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> I've been masochistic enough to work through the outline numbering FAQs,
> and
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> this it warps all the other numbering <g>.
> Can this be done? If so, how? Help!!

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