Hi all,
First I want to say thank you for this wonderful site – I’ve learned so much about inDesign here that has really helped me in my job role.
I’m working on a textbook that has multiple chapters (separate documents), and within each chapter are several sections, which themselves contain subsections and topics. Using numbered list and paragraph styles and, up until now, everything has been going swimmingly… Structure is as follows:
Chapter 1: Compressors
1.1: Major Components
1.1.1: Item A
1.1.2: Item B
1.2: Terms & Concepts
1.2.1: Topic
– Item
– Item
1.2.2: Topic
Chapter 2: Engines
2.1: Major Systems & Components
2.1.1: Item A
2.1.2: Item B
And you get the idea…
So the problem I’m having is in Chapter 1, when I try to get going on section 1.3 (Settings & Clearances), my section numbering is automatically reset to 1.1, rather than 1.3. I have tried resetting numbering, restarting numbering, have checked my paragraph style, text frame linking…. everything I can think of that would cause this to happen and I cannot figure it out. I’m stressing about this because my bosses are giving me side-eye like “when’s that book going to be done, eh?”
Any suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated!
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