Watch Out for Revision Marks Wrecking Numbered Lists
The Problem:
When I use revision marks, my numbered lists go berserk. How can I restore normality?
The Solution:
If you've read the previous Annoyance, you'll know that Word's list templates can get unstable when they're used extensively. Revision marks make things worse, because in addition to all the numbering that Word already has to track for each list, it has to track which items have been deleted and which added.
As you might guess, most of these problems go away if you stop using revision marksbut that's usually not an option. Your next best choice is to ignore the problems with the revision marks until you (or your colleague) have finished the editing process and cleared the revision marks out of the document. At that point, the numbered lists will most likely look much better, if not perfect. You can then decide between working your way through the document and restarting each numbered list manually, or trying one of the other methods described in the previous Annoyance for hammering the list templates into shape.