Can't restart numbering in list

[Roy Starkey]

I have a document in Word 2000 with a long multi-level list. I've gotten
down to item 13 at level 1 and want the next item to be "a" in level 2 but
its's "c" since item 12 has an "a" and a "b". But when I go to
Format\Bullets and Numbering, the Restart numbering radio button is
disabled/grayed out. How can I reset the "c" back to "a"?
Roy

 

[Anne Troy]

Roy: One of the best things you can do to fix numbering (since no one else
has responded yet) is to use the format painter.
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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

You must set up both lists as part of an outline-numbered list as described
at http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/numbering/OutlineNumbering.html

 

[Roy Starkey]

I tried the format painter but it still creates an item with the restart
numbering disabled.

 

[Roy Starkey]

Thanks for the link. I haven't tried using heading styles but it looks like
there's a lot of good info on numbering at this page.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

You don't have to use heading styles (though it you're using the numbered
paragraphs for headings, there are many advantages to the built-in heading
styles); the principle is the same for setting up any outline-numbered list.

 

[Roy Starkey]

Well I fixed the problem but I still don't understand how things got messed
up. I went ahead and added another level 2 item (which it created as "d")
but it allowed me to restart numbering on this one (thus making it "a").
Then I just deleted the bad one (which was still "c"). Weird. Thanks
everyone for your suggestions.
Roy

 

[caroline]

Definitely Weird. I've had something similar happen when
trying to fix up a numbering in a long document that
someone had messed up. Occasionally, the numbering
would 'forget' that it was continuing a list, and 'restart
numbering' would be greyed out. It happened randomly,
usually after between 5-12 numbers, all through a 50 page
legal document. Drove me absolutely barmy, but at least I
managed to fix it each time, pretty much the same way you
did.
Haven't seen the problem since, so there is hope yet!

Cheers,
Caroline.