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When a paragraph style references a numbering definition and level which shall also be applied, that reference shall be done in a way slightly different from the typical numbering reference as follows:
• When a numbering reference is created as direct formatting, that reference consists of a reference to the numbering definition instance + a numbering level
[Example: Consider a numbered paragraph in a WordprocessingML document whose numbering is a result of direct formatting (formatting not from a style). This numbered paragraph may be represented using the following WordprocessingML:
<w:p>
<w:pPr>
<w:numPr>
<w:ilvl w:val="0" />
<w:numId w:val="5" />
</w:numPr>
</w:pPr>
<w:r>
<w:t>Level one</w:t>
</w:r>
</w:p>
The numPr element contains two pieces of information:
• The numId element (the numbering definition instance referenced)
• The ilvl element (the level within that numbering definition)
end example]
• When numbering is done as part of a paragraph style, that reference consists of a reference to the numbering definition only. The numbering definition then in turn has a reference to the paragraph style on the level which shall be associated with this style
[Example: Consider a numbered paragraph in a WordprocessingML document whose numbering is a result of a paragraph style. This numbered paragraph may be represented using the following WordprocessingML:
<w:p>
<w:pPr>
<w:pStyle w:val="TestParagraphStyle"/>
</w:pPr>
<w:r>
<w:t>Level one</w:t>
</w:r>
</w:p>
The paragraph references the style via its styleId attribute, which itself looks like this:
<w:style w:styleId="TestParagraphStyle" … >
<w:pPr>
<w:numPr>
<w:numId w:val="5" />
</w:numPr>
</w:pPr>
</w:style>
The numPr element contains one piece of information:
• The numId element (the numbering definition instance referenced)
Obviously, this is insufficient to apply the numbering since we need to know which level to apply, so this information is specified on the appropriate level using the pStyle element:
<w:abstractNum w:abstractNumId="1">
...
...
<w:pStyle w:val="TestParagraphStyle" />
<w:pPr>
<w:tabs>
<w:tab w:val="num" w:pos="720" />
</w:tabs>
<w:ind w:left="720" w:hanging="360" />
</w:pPr>
...
</w:lvl>
</w:abstractNum>
In this case, level 0 of the underlying abstract numbering definition specifies that it is associated with paragraph style TestParagraphStyle, so this level of the numbering shall be applied along with the paragraph style. end example]
When numbering is referenced by a paragraph style, its properties shall be applied before the style's properties (the style's paragraph properties shall override the numbering level's paragraph properties).