Fixed HTML errors keep returning -- help!

Very strange. The css for your output does not seem to be the same as your source.

You do seem to have numbering set on all normal paragraphs using the default css as well. If that's not what you want, I would go in to the p style and unset the Autonumber settings.

I wonder if it's worth creating a new blank project and copying the stylesheet from that, for a fresh style start.

Just to explain a bit about the substyle, as you called it. When you set the Autonumber settings on a style, behind the scenes Robohelp is actually setting the :before substyle. 

Technically, it's a pseudo-element:

"A CSS pseudo-element is a keyword added to a selector that lets you style a specific part of the selected element(s). For example, ::first-line can be used to change the font of the first line of a paragraph."

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Pseudo-elements 

I kind of get the feeling Adobe doesn't know who they're aiming the interface at. In some cases, the CSS technicalities are front and centre, but in other cases they are obscured. I'm not sure the decisions make it easier for either technical or non-technical users. 🙂

@Amebr - Here is the p.minitoc-caption with the p.minitoc-caption selected and the Autonumber section expanded. There's also a substyle (?) called ::before. I don't know if it's relevant but here's the css that contains ::before 

a.reltopics-list-item {}
p::before {
counter-increment: p;
content: counter(p, decimal)".";
padding-right: 0.5rem;
}
p.minitoc-caption::before {
padding-right: 0.5rem;
}

Hi -- The page was created in the trial version of Robohelp available from the Adobe website in early Dec 2020, which said it was 2019.01.11. I didn't see an option to choose a different version. My trial ends Dec 30. I will email Adobe about this. Dorothy

@Dorothy5C47 Upgrading is going from 2019 to 2020 while updating is within a version. Is this issue in the trial of 2020 and with updates applied?

If you only have a licence for 2019 you can nonetheless install 2020 as a trial and you can update that. Double clicking the RHPJ will try to open the project in 2020 but you will be warned before it upgrades the project. Open a project from within either version will open it in that version.

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Within the trial period you can apply updates without charge?

Has your trial period expired? 

Are you seeing a dialog saying you cannot update?

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Odd. Your screenshot of the code definitely shows the counter being set on the p.minitoc-caption. Can you post a screenshot of the stylesheet editor with p.minitoc-caption selected and the Autonumber section expanded?

Hey, thanks for the tips. The numbering for p.minitoc-caption was already set to none, so unfortuantely that's not it. I've added the 2019 Robohelp updates (your note about the updater not working is a lifesaver!!), but it seems if I want 2020 updates I have to buy a different liscence. Is it worth it? I need to convince my bosses so it would be great to hear your expertise. Dorothy

Trial versions can be updated. There is a bug in updating the version you are using so download 2020.3 from Adobe - Support : RoboHelp Support Center : Service Releases

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Okay the numbering is set in your default.css.

Go into you stylesheet and click on the p.minitoc-caption entry, expand the Autonumber section and set Style to none. That should remove the numbering from the caption.

Hi -- It is a new project. I stripped the text of formatting in Notepad++ before pasting it and formatting. I don't think the issues are in the skin stylesheets, as they show up in the Preview section of the Author section (before the skin is applied.) I can't apply the updates because it's a trial version of Robohelp. I think I've figured out most of the issues but if you have any ideas about why the contents title is numbered, that would be very helpful. TYSM!