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I am trying to build a Word template. It was working perfectly. I saved the document and opened it on another computer and I saw this:

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All the sections were replaced with a weird black rectangle.

On the Define new Multilevel list I don't see Chapitre 2 but an empty field with a small dot pixel on the top left (in the Enter formatting for number: section).

I cannot delete it or remove it. How can I fix this?

I've uploaded a minimal .docx file in base64: https://pastebin.com/rF9jgWCs

Note that https://superuser.com/a/516480/374513 doesn't solve the problem.

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  • Can't you upload the file in straight docx format using Dropbox/OneDrive etc? – harrymc Jun 28 '21 at 18:30
  • @harrymc https://www.dropbox.com/s/pi9rsh33agitwqo/weird.docx?dl=0 – nowox Jun 28 '21 at 18:33
  • I would record your desired settings for your headings, then replace the Headings by updating them to match the Normal style, then restore them to your desired configuration. Then I would go back and apply the attributes I wanted to the heading style. – MAK Jun 28 '21 at 19:55

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Here is a short macro to repair this from Word MVP Doug Robbins:

Sub FixNumberingIssuesInLists()
'Macro originally created by MVP Doug Robbins
'Modified by MVP Stefan Blom, February 2020
Dim LT As ListTemplate
Dim i As ListLevel
For Each LT In ActiveDocument.ListTemplates
    For Each i In LT.ListLevels
        If i.NumberStyle <> wdListNumberStyleBullet Then
            i.Font.Reset
        End If
    Next i
Next LT
End Sub

I tried it with your sample and it works fine.

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Charles Kenyon
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You have managed to create a very weird style, creating a header without numbering.

Here is how to undo the damage:

  • Click the line "Weird is weird!"
  • Click twice the numbering icon in the Paragraph group. The first click will make it into non-numbered and the second will remake it into numbered, but now with the right number 1
  • In the Home pane click the bottom-right icon in the Styles group
  • Click the drop-down button to the right of "Heading 1;Chapitre" and select "Update Heading 1 to Match Selection"
  • Weird is now not so weird any more.
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