Autoformat numbering does not start at level 1

[brncao]

I think it's corrupted. When you type "1.[space]", Word will autoformat as Level 1 Numbering in a new document. I have a very large document and it has a lot of numbering. For some reason, it keeps defaulting to level 4.

1. Level1

a. Level2​

i. Level3​

1. Level 4 This is what it keeps resorting to.
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Any way to fix this?

 

[Macropod]

That's probably because you have whatever Style is attached to Level 3 to follow with a Level 4 style and, if the Level 4 style is set to be followed by another paragraph at the same level, that's what you'll get. The behaviour is to be expected. If you want to revert to a higher level, you need to apply the relevant style to the newly-inserted paragraph. If you don't want the Level 4 style to be followed by another paragraph at the same level, change the 'following paragraph' style setting for the Level 4 style.