I just merged two different letters and two different data sources to two separate files. Each letter contains a the same numbered list

The letters read as follows (no merge fields in any of the text in the three numbered lines neither are the numbers.)

text
1. text
2. text
3. text
text

When I reviewed the resulting letters in each file prior to saving it, they read:

Letter number 1:
text
1 text
2. text
3. text
text
To the last one--
Document number 106:
text
1. text
2. text
3. text
text

When I saved the files and reopen them, both read:

Letter number 1:
text
1. text
2. text
3. text
text
To the last one--
Document number 106:
text
316. text
317. text
318. text
text

Each list in all 106 in both has been incremented. The act of saving the files seems to have caused the problem.

Have no idea why.



I have been able to duplicate the results several times, so I don't think I'm dreaming.


Anyone have a clue?

Thanks,

Hook

hi Hook,

The problem is that your mailmerge main document has auto-numbered paragraphs. The numbering sequence carries through into the output document and anything that causes Word to refresh the numbering (eg printing, previewing, closing & re-opening) will result in the effect you're seeing. The simplest solution is to abandon the auto-numbering.

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Cheers,
Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]

Thanks very much, Paul.

The original wasn't mine but I suspected that might be the problem.

But when I looked at the merged documents the second time I ran them and they looked ok , I thought I'd made the wrong decision.

I appreciate your helping me out of a jam with my boss, since she wrote the
letter.


Hook