WD2002: Multilevel List Formatted with Outline Numbering Is Numbered Incorrectly (273971)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 2002

This article was previously published under Q273971

For a Microsoft Word 2000 version of this article, see 203916.

SYMPTOMS

When you create a multilevel list, and then apply one of the outline numbered list formats that appear on the Outline Numbered tab under Bullets and Numbering, you find that your list is numbered incorrectly.

For example, instead of appearing as follows

1. One
    1.1. Two
        1.1.1. Three

your list may instead appear as follows:

1. One
2. Two
     2.11. Three

-or-

1. One
	1.1.1. Two
		 1.1.1.1.1. Three

WORKAROUND

To work around this issue, change the level of items in your list in one of the following ways:

Select a list item, and then press SHIFT+TAB or TAB.

-or-
Select an item, and then click Decrease Indent or Increase Indent on the Formatting toolbar.

For additional information about bullets and numbering, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

212376 General Information About Bullets and Numbering

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	12/13/2001
Keywords:	kbbug KB273971