Modifying Heading Styles Numbers Lists in Word 2013

We have a template that applies Outline Numbering to the Headings styles.  All the Headings styles have the following properties except for Heading 6:

Bullets and Numbering

       List: Outlined numbered

   Level: # (where # is the number of the Heading style, e.g., 1 for Heading 1, 2 for Heading 2, etc.)

However, Heading 6  shows the following:

Bullets and Numbering

       List: Numbered

   Level: 1

Because of this setting, whenever we apply a Heading 6 style after a new Heading 5, the Heading 6 will continue the numbering from the previous Heading 6 and will not restart at 1.

I can find no way to change Heading 6 to Outlined number and the shaunakelly.com website does not address this issue so please don't refer me to this website.

Any suggestions on how to reset the Heading 6 to Outlined numbered?

Answer
Answer

I only have Word 2013, but this appears to work:

Place cursor inside a heading formatted with the current, correct style. Go to General tab, Multilevel list, Define new multilevel list.... This will not actually create a whole new list in this situation, but rather modify the current one. Choose level 6 and in Link level to style choose Heading 6.

The cause of the issue appears to be that a new multilevel list was created where Level 1 was linked to heading 6. The headings can only (as far as I can see) be linked to one multilevel list at the time, so when this happened it got removed from the first one.

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Last updated October 5, 2021 Views 2,488 Applies to: