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August 12, 2025
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Multiple Headings of the Same Level within the Same List

  • August 12, 2025
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I'd like to create a heading style that is of the same level as an existing style, but not have the numbers effect each other. It is to number table headings that have the same numbering system as level 3 of the list, but creating a second level 3 style is currently imbedding it to the current style so that it follows the sequence rather than restarting.

 

Example of what is currently happening:

2.0 Heading (Level 1)

    2.1 Subheading (Level 2)

        2.1.1 Sub-subheading (Level 3)

        2.1.2 Sub-subheading (Level 3)

            2.1.3 Table heading (Level 3)

        2.1.4 Sub-subheading (Level 3)

 

Example of what should happen:

2.0 Heading (Level 1)

    2.1 Subheading (Level 2)

        2.1.1 Sub-subheading (Level 3)

        2.1.2 Sub-subheading (Level 3)

            2.1.1 Table heading (also level 3 - but restarts at 1)

        2.1.3 Sub-subheading (Level 3)

 

Please let me know if you have any suggestions, I can't find any queries similar!

Correct answer Dave Creamer of IDEAS

You can do it with a Level 4 heading. Just don't display the Level 3 number.

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Dave Creamer of IDEAS
Community Expert
Community Expert
August 13, 2025

What was the actual question/description?

It looks as it the two threads were merged.

David Creamer: Community Expert (ACI and ACE 1995-2023)
Participant
August 19, 2025

Hi Dave, copied in again below.

 

I'd like to create a heading style that is of the same level as an existing style, but not have the numbers effect each other. It is to number table headings that have the same numbering system as level 3 of the list, but creating a second level 3 style is currently imbedding it to the current style so that it follows the sequence rather than restarting.

 

Example of what is currently happening:

2.0 Heading (Level 1)

    2.1 Subheading (Level 2)

        2.1.1 Sub-subheading (Level 3)

        2.1.2 Sub-subheading (Level 3)

            2.1.3 Table heading (Level 3)

        2.1.4 Sub-subheading (Level 3)

 

Example of what should happen:

2.0 Heading (Level 1)

    2.1 Subheading (Level 2)

        2.1.1 Sub-subheading (Level 3)

        2.1.2 Sub-subheading (Level 3)

            2.1.1 Table heading (also level 3 - but restarts at 1)

        2.1.3 Sub-subheading (Level 3)

 

Please let me know if you have any suggestions, I can't find any queries similar!

Dave Creamer of IDEAS
Community Expert
Community Expert
August 20, 2025

May I ask the purpose of the second 2.1.1 heading?

 

David Creamer: Community Expert (ACI and ACE 1995-2023)
jane-e
Community Expert
Community Expert
August 12, 2025

@kayla_6770 

 

Can you tell us which Adobe application you are using? It might be FrameMaker or InDesign? We will be happy to move your post from Using the Community to the appropriate forum for you.

 

Jane

 

Participant
August 12, 2025

Hi Jane, 

I am using InDesign.

Thanks!

jane-e
Community Expert
Community Expert
August 12, 2025

welcome to the Adobe Forums @kayla_6770 ! I've moved your post to the InDesign forum for you.

 

Jane