[libreoffice-users] Preserve non-sequential numbering?

Hello all,

Rather than spending a lot on statue books I'll only use once, I'm 
compiling a collection of legislation I need for an upcoming exam by 
taking the relevant provisions from a government website and arranging 
them in LO.

I've defined a Numbering Style for all headings: Act title, part number, 
crossheading, provision number, sub-provision. I only need certain 
provisions from  different Acts - Charities Act provision 13, Trustees 
Act provision 2, etc.

At first I tried arranging everything in the same document, but I found 
that even if I selected a certain provision (provision "A")and 
explicitly started the numbering where I wanted (eg 13, by right-click > 
Numbering/Bullets > Options tab > Start at ), this would change if I 
start inserting new provisions (provision "B") from a different Act 
above provision A in the document. Then I thought I might be able to get 
around it by using a Master Document with sub-documents, but the 
numbering of provisions is still interdependent because they all use the 
same styles.

I realise most of you will read the above and say, "Well, obviously" - 
that it's all correct behaviour! It's just me having an awkward use-case 
where when I tell something to be number 13, I want it to stay number 13...

In terms of behaviour I was a little surprised that the Master Document 
solution didn't work, and more surprised that options set with 
right-click > Numbering/Bullet seem to affect the style itself, rather 
than the particular instance. As far as I can make out, this is in 
contrast to the behaviour of right-click > Paragraph options.

Is there any way I can get round this? Sections or something? Or will I 
just have to keep /completely/ separate documents and print them all one 
at a time?

Cheers,

--Ryan

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