I am writing a set of instructions which follows an outline format as shown below. None of the standard "Style" formatting options available look very good so I created my own. Two major issues:

1- After creating saving and even creating a template using the new "Styles", when I open a new Word document, the Styles are not consistent with what exists in the original document.

2- If I select all of one particular style, make a modification, realize I don't like it and select the "undo" option, all of my "Styles" Vanish. I wasn't sure how it happened the first time but I figured it out the second time.

At this point, my opinion seems to be that "Styles" are unstable and as such should not be a function of Word until they are stable. Please help me change my mind.


1.0 Section Title
1.1 Task to be accomplished
1.1.1 Detail item1
1.1.2 Detail item 2
2.0 Another Section
2.1 More items
2.1.1 More details.
etc...