Either method will link a list template to "MyStyle" - you don't need both.
The issue in either case is in knowing *which* List Template, and hence what
numbering scheme MyStyle will have <g>.
The first method uses the List Gallery to pick up the List Template. The
panes (index positions) are likely to be playing musical chairs*, but of
course you would normally define the numbering scheme for that pane at the
same time as doing the linking, so you should know what format you are
getting. I can't comment much further on this method as I pretty much
abandoned both the Bullets and Numbering dialog (user interface to the same
functionality) and ListGalleries back in Word 97 - certainly at that stage
the musical chairs effect was extreme, and led to the style linking being
extremely frangible. It also led to a build up of List Template. However,
there have been major changes more recently, so others may have kinder
things to say.
In the second method you are identifying the List Template by the name.
However, you need to be aware that the name is *not* an index (it's provided
to identify the list template for LISTNUM purposes) and can itself move
around or be lost under some circumstances. That said, my experience of
using this method to define styles in a template (including redesign changes
as required, by changing the list template not creating a new one) has been
good.
Generally, numbering is working much better in 2002/2003, but any glitches
there are always seem to occur when there needs to be a transfer between
documents - update styles from template, use of Organizer, copy and paste -
so make sure your testing covers any of these scenarios that matter to you.
Good luck
