Create numbered lists

The appendix needs numbered steps for the onboarding procedure. Create a numbered list of eight steps starting with Create account, Complete profile, Upload documents, Schedule orientation, Attend orientation, Set up workspace, Meet team, Confirm first-week checklist. Make sure numbering restarts at 1 in this appendix and each step uses sentence case and ends with a period.

Before I hand this to operations, make the numbered procedure scannable. Convert any multi-clause steps into separate numbered sub-steps, ensure steps are in strict chronological order, add bullet sub-steps where decisions are optional, and make the first three steps actionable commands so a new hire can follow them without asking.

I added the onboarding steps but the numbering restarts at 1 halfway through, which will confuse Ops and new hires. Tara in operations will expect a single continuous sequence. I can't tell whether this is a style setting or a stray manual number. What immediate fix prevents reflow problems across editors, and how do I check the rest of the document for similar breaks before sending?

We keep shipping procedures where numbering resets or formatting changes after edits, making trainings inconsistent and increasing support calls. What simple habit or document setup should we adopt to lock numbering and prevent accidental resets when multiple people edit, and how do we roll this out to writers without heavy retraining?