Installed Office Professional 2007 with windows 8 release preview.

When the mulitilevel list is highlighted, the highlight moves left over to the numbering list. Automatic multilevel will not work. I have run the troubleshooter and there is an incompatibility problem, but the trobleshooter did not tell me the location or the nature of the problem.

Thanks for help.

I would uninstall MS Office, then reinstall. This will be quicker than trying to T/S the problem.

Check your settings under File > Options, Proofing > Autocorrect Options > Autoformat as you type. Check the box next to "Set left and first indent with tabs and backspaces."

If that option is enabled, tab and backspace will set the multi-level outline. If it is unchecked it won't work and you'll need to use the indent and outdent buttons.

I hope this helps.