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I think you are getting conflicting info here that is not leading you to the answer.

The 'ideal' list restart method doesn't actually exist in Word. The way you normally do it is by building a list outline series following Shauna Kelly's timeless guidance. Then as you apply that style to each individual list, you need to add a local format instruction to 'restart' each separate list. You do this by right clicking on the paragraph and choosing 'Restart at 1'

Stefan's suggestion of using Ctrl-Q removes that local format instruction (since that particular shortcut resets paragraph settings to match the style). This would ensure that the list continues from above rather than actually restarting.

In order for Charles' recommendation to work, you would need to have a styled paragraph sitting somewhere between each list and that paragraph style would need to be linked to the higher level of that same outline list.

In your screen shot, there is only one paragraph between your lists and it appears to be a 'Heading 1'. So, if you configured the outline list to associate Heading 1 with outline level 1. Then your outline level 2 style should be set to restart after a higher level (see Charles' screenshot).

Now, there are problems with this approach such as:
What if I wanted a full series of Headings and an independent series for 'numbered lists'.
What if I had two types of numbered lists
What if I might have Heading 2, Heading 3, or Body Text paragraphs sitting between the separate lists.

Each of these options can be catered for but they always require a kludge fix that isn't a perfect solution. For my documents, I use macros to manage the numbering and rely on the local restart formatting to restart my lists. It isn't perfect but it does offer the most flexibility to my authors.

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Andrew Lockton
Chrysalis Design, Melbourne Australia