When numbering items in a list in Microsoft Word 97, how do I restart the numbering again from 1 for different levels or subsets embedded in the original list, how do I return to the previous level and continue the
numbering from where I left off ,and when I have finished my numbered list, how do I turn off the numbering when it annoyingly persists some lines later, apart from clicking on the numbered list icon?

To start the numbering again from any level, right-click on the number that you want to start again from one, click on ‘bullets and numbering’, and at the bottom of the dialogue box that appears it will say ‘restart numbering’. Click the circle next to that so that it gets coloured in with black (these are called ‘radio buttons’) and then the ‘Ok’ button. The numbered point will then be ‘1′ again but may not be indented. If that is the case then just indent it to the desired point by pressing the ‘tab’ key. To return to previous levels press ’shift’ & ‘tab’ together and this will reverse the ‘tab’ key therefore making it go backwards rather than forwards. To turn off the numbering just press the ‘backspace’ key on the line that you want to stop the numbering on.