Uncouple Headings, how to

[T. Duprex]

I am working a long document using heading styles and am now in the
Appendix section. In order to have the entire document show in the TOC I
used Heading style 7 to make "Appendix" similar to my Heading 1 but with
different (no) Numbering, and I'm trying to make Heading 8 appear like my
heading 2, but anytime I do anything with Heading 8 it reflects back
through my entire document. How do I uncouple it? I didn't have that
problem with Heading 7.

TIA

 

[Cindy M -WordMVP-]

Hi T.,

Sounds like there may be a style link in there... which version of Word are
you using?

If you go to the "Modify style" dialog box for Heading 8, on which style is
it based?

I am working a long document using heading styles and am now in the
Appendix section. In order to have the entire document show in the TOC I
used Heading style 7 to make "Appendix" similar to my Heading 1 but with
different (no) Numbering, and I'm trying to make Heading 8 appear like my
heading 2, but anytime I do anything with Heading 8 it reflects back
through my entire document. How do I uncouple it? I didn't have that
problem with Heading 7.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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[Klaus Linke]

Things will mess up if you try to change the numbering of any style that's
not a "level 1" style.

To change the numbering of your "Heading 8" style, you should edit the
"Heading 1" style, and then choose "Format > Numbering > Modify > Level:
8".

Crazy, but it only works reliably that way...

Regards,
Klaus