Here's the problem. We have, for example, a multi-language contract. Each langauage version of the contract is placed next to each other for convenience. Let's say we have a contract in three languages: English, Spanish, and French.

The contract uses an outline numbering, like so:

I use a List Style linked to Headings. Although the list is usually up to 3 levels deep only, I want to reserve all 9 levels. So I linked each Heading style level (Heading 1 through Heading 9) to the respective level of a List Style (Level 1 - 9).

Now I need to have the same multilevel list for two other languages, like so:

What surprises me is that I can't seem to reuse my List Style for French (and then one more time for Spanish), even though I thought the whole idea of styles was to be able to reuse them.

I tried restarting the new list at 1, but if you update any of the heading styles the numbering will resume from the previous list, messing up the whole thing.

The lists for different languages look identical, so it would be nice to reuse a style, but instead I need to create 21 Paragraph styles (9 x 3 languages) and 3 List Styles (for each language)?

Or am I missing something?

I would appreciate any ideas about how it can be accomplished in an efficient way.

Thanks

You have to set up a separate list, using other styles than the built-in headings.

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

Microsoft 365 apps for business
Windows 11 Professional

Many thanks for your reply, Stefan.

Just to make sure I understood you correctly,

So I do need 3 separate list styles and 21 paragraph styles (to link to 9 levels of each list style).

Is this right?

Thanks!

Actually, it takes three list styles and three times nine, that is 27, paragraph styles. :-)

The alternative is to make use of different levels/paragraph styles of one list. The idea is discussed in the article at http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/numb...ppendixes.html.

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

Microsoft 365 apps for business
Windows 11 Professional

Yeah, it is 27. Thanks for noting that. I'm so embarrassed. I made a mistake in the first post, and then I just copied it to the second post, without thinking.

Thank you very much for your help, Stefan.