Preserving a heading number reset

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christophercbrewster - 28 Apr 2008 23:40 GMT

I need each section of a manual to be a separate document. So I reset the
number of the Heading 1 at the start of each document, and the lower-level
headings pick it up correctly, except when I reopen the file, it has reset
back to 1. How do I reset the number so that it lasts? Thanks.

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Stefan Blom - 29 Apr 2008 14:19 GMT

Are you updating the document styles from the template? Note that (for
style-based numbering) this includes the numbering options. In order to
preserve the "Start at" setting(s), you must clear the "Automatically update
document styles" option in the Templates and Add-Ins dialog box for each
document.

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>I need each section of a manual to be a separate document. So I reset the
> number of the Heading 1 at the start of each document, and the lower-level
> headings pick it up correctly, except when I reopen the file, it has reset
> back to 1. How do I reset the number so that it lasts? Thanks.

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christophercbrewster - 29 Apr 2008 15:24 GMT

I did have that box unchecked when setting the number at the style level. But
I wish this didn't need to be at the style level, but only at the paragraph
level. In other words, make *this* paragraph number 4, not the style. Anyway,
re-opening the document is re-imposing the template and losing those settings.
Can you think of any other mechanism besides the "automatic update" that's
doing this? Thanks.

>Are you updating the document styles from the template? Note that (for
>style-based numbering) this includes the numbering options. In order to
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>> headings pick it up correctly, except when I reopen the file, it has reset
>> back to 1. How do I reset the number so that it lasts? Thanks.

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Lockheed Martin, Eagan MN

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Stefan Blom - 08 May 2008 14:17 GMT

No, if "Automatically update..." is cleared, templates should not be able to
modify the documents. You could try setting up the numbered lists again,
preferably as explained at
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/numbering/OutlineNumbering.html. You may
also want to check if macros, for example in an add-in, could be affecting
the numbering. Beyond that, I have no more suggestions.

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>I did have that box unchecked when setting the number at the style level.
>But
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>>> reset
>>> back to 1. How do I reset the number so that it lasts? Thanks.

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