Multi-level lists lets you define 9 levels of hierarchy. Future posts will cover how to make them work with Styles and other tips and tricks. This post explains the basics of using multilevel lists. Each of the characteristics below is not linked to or controlled by Styles. These errors are avoidable by using Word’s multi-level list feature.īizarrely, despite how important it is, multi-level numbering in Word is not natively handled by, or linked in with Word’s styles.
This can exhibit as references to incorrect clauses, or clauses that do not exist, or multiple clauses with the same number or clause numbers being skipped. When clause numbers need to change, they need to be updated manually and cross references end up pointing in the wrong place. However this quickly falls apart when a document needs to be edited. It is tempting to number clauses by hand, and type in cross references. I became passionate about styles and numbering after seeing repeated examples of mis-numbering and flawed cross referencing.
