I'm combining 2 word files together. The original file has a table with two columns of which the left column is filled with texts (having bullets).
I translate this file into another language and preserve the formatting.

What happens is that when I copy the contents of the translated file into the original word file's right column. The values of the bullets change for both the columns. I don't know why this happens. I'm sorry if this is a little difficult to understand but this is the best I can explain.

Can anyone please help me figure out why the bullet values change?
I have manually arranged the bullets for like 40 pages but it gets really cumbersome.
Is there a way to preserve the values I have manually corrected until now when I paste new texts (with bullets) into the already corrected file?

I'm sorry if this is confusing but can anyone help?

What is changing, specifically, for the affected text paragraphs? Indentation? Numbering?

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

Microsoft 365 apps for business
Windows 11 Professional

You need two different outline numbering streams to be able to re-combine the lists but allow them to retain their separate formatting. Your description makes it sound like both streams had the same origin and then you altered attributes.

Without knowing your level of understanding of outline lists I'm not sure this will make any sense but I think you need to create a different name for the outline list in each document. If this means nothing to you, then perhaps you should attach a couple of sample documents showing both lists as you want them formatted. Leave space in one for the other content to be pasted so we can work out the simple way to describe what you need to do.

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Andrew Lockton
Chrysalis Design, Melbourne Australia

It's just the numbering that is changing, other things are good. I am nor worried about the indention as well. It's the bullet number that's important to me.

You will have to set up two numbered lists.

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

Microsoft 365 apps for business
Windows 11 Professional