I have inherited a document, 100 plus pages, likely created with word 97 or 2000 and has been modified by at least 6-10 other users over the years. The autonumbering is messed up (to put it mildly), in many sections its manually numbered, in other sections its automatic.
The TOC was generated manually, likely because the styles are also very messed up.
It appears (my guess) that previous authors tried to use styles to generate a TOC automatically, but also gave up. (Styles not implemented consistently within the document. Before I tried to bring styles to some sort of semblance, complete paragraphs would be listed in the TOC.
I tried to modify the styles (manually modify heading1, 2,3 etc) to be able to get auto document numbering 1.0, 1.1, 1.1.1, etc.
The numbering and styles appear to be very convoluted, despite my attempts the last three days to improve them, I've had very limited success in doing so.
I've read many tutorials, seen many pages, tried the various tips and bottom line is that they still do not play well with each other.
I even tried to start with a blank document template and had limited success with that as well (margin formatting issues trying to cut/paste tables and diagrams from old version to new blank template)
When I apply styles, the numbering disappears at times, or numbering goes out of sequence, resorting with a restart to 1.0 or 1.1 . if I click on numbering, then the styles are eliminated and consequently the TOC does not display that item. My choice is for some items either to display that single item in the TOC without numbering.
At times using the various tutorials and tips on various web pages such as ShaunaKellys website, I've had limited luck- it starts out fine, works for a couple of paragraphs the a document goes from section 5.0 to 1.1 when I indent.
Can I reset styles to default or import a style format template to this document, to override the many things that were done by many different authors to this document?
Thanks