Phantom headings appearing only for me

I am seeing extra headings in Microsoft Word Documents that others are not. For example: There will be the title "Section 2 - Findings" and then below we will start with 2.01 - Background Between the heading (Section 2) and the "2.01 - Background" section, everyone else sees nothing (just a new line). I see: "Section 1 - Section 2- 2.01 background" This is for the entire document. There are all of these phantom headers that no one else sees except me, even when working on the same document. How are my viewing options different? Thank you in advance.

Below in red is the issue. If I delete those, it changes the entire document. No one else sees anything in the red when editing the same document, so if I change those everything changes. Also - if I delete them, and then 'renumber' the 2.08 bullet, the blank section headers will appear. It's essentially a placeholder that's usually invisible but for me it is not. Any ideas? 

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Has your numbering been setup following the method detailed in the article "How to create numbered headings or outline numbering in your Microsoft Word document" on the following page of the Late Shauna Kelly's website:

 

http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/numbering/OutlineNumbering.html

Hope this helps,
Doug Robbins - MVP Office Apps & Services (Word)
dougrobbinsmvp@gmail.com
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Last updated May 10, 2023 Views 299 Applies to: