>> Or these auto numbering things are hard to grasp. > > >OK, I've had a bit more of a play after reading the manual :-) and discovered >paragraph level numbering. This seems to help, but my simple example from before >still seems wrong. Actually I think that is exactly what I would expect! The numbering is one of the 'advanced' features of OvationPro which I took some time to get used to but which I think works well! I use the facility regularly for producing minutes reports etc. (I'm not able to test this out where I am now so I may not quite describe it correctly.) The key to making this facility work is to use the numbering level - the default is level zero (I think) for the advanced features you need to ignore level 0. The top level should be para level 1 (first paragraph etc) would be numbered '1', '2', The next level should be para level 2 (first sub paragraph etc) would be 'a', 'b'. Then the fourth para should be para level 1 again and that should be '4' as expected. If you went back to another set of sub paragraphs they would once again start with 'a' Michael Michael Hunter http://www.bbc.co.uk/ This e-mail (and any attachments) is confidential and may contain personal views which are not the views of the BBC unless specifically stated. If you have received it in error, please delete it from your system. Do not use, copy or disclose the information in any way nor act in reliance on it and notify the sender immediately. Please note that the BBC monitors e-mails sent or received. Further communication will signify your consent to this.