[MS Word 2010] Problem in numbering the heading

Hi I'm having trouble preventing Word 2013 from automatically formatting a document. I have defined a multi level list associated with the headings style. If I have a line of text that has a number at the beginning of the line, word will automatically apply the heading style that corresponds with...

I am trying to format a very long manuscript and am having a page numbering issue. I know how to link/unlink headers and footers and create numbering within sections. So, my chapters are sectioned and numbered and each chapter starts with page 1. I also need a running total of pages. I...

We are having trouble getting the page numbers to start with page 1 on the 3rd page of the document. I tried making a new section starting on page 3 so that it is page 1 but it also numbers the 2 pages in the top section and when I delete them - they ALL go away on the whole document. I...

I have a word file with page numbering starting at 227. From page 246 is the two column index. But at that point the page numbers go wonky, repeats number of first page 227 or numbers repeat on successive pages. I have tried compiling the index as a separate file then adding it to the end of the...

I've been using Office forever. Word 2003 and 2007 have their problems providing stable renumbered lists using XP Pro, but Word 2007 in Windows 7 won't even try to do it. I've turned off as many autoformat options as may affect numbering or styles, but still no luck. I refuse to manually number...