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> On the TOC reference page, the paragraph "Chapter TitleTOC" contains:
> Chapter 1: <$paratext>\t\t <$pagenum>

If that's really true, all chapters will be numbered "Chapter 1:"
in the TOC, since you enter a specific string there. You should
use the building block "<$paranum>" instead of "Chapter 1".
<$paranum> picks up the paragraph's autonumbering.

> The numbering properties are as follows:
> Chapter <n+>: < =0>
> We're using FM6. Now, if I change the numbering properties to:
> Chapter <$chapnum>:
> the numbering in the TOC body pages changes to "Chapter 2" for every
single chapter.

That does not rhyme with the information you have given, so you're
probably missing out on a step or not telling us the whole truth :-)

> The numbering settings on book level and also on file level for Chapter 1
are set to:
> Chapter #: 1 Format: Numeric (14)
> For all following chapters, they are set to "Continue Numbering From
Previous File in Book".

Please understand that using the Chapter Numbering properties assumes that
you're using "<$chapnum>" in the autonumbering. They are connected, so to
speak.
And remember to Update your book after every change you make in the
Numbering
properties. Otherwise the numbering won't change and the TOC will not be
updated.

> Maybe it's relevant that at the end of Chapter 2, we have six pages
> that don't have page numbers. We continue page numbering in Chapter 3
> without counting those six pages.

It's impossible in FM to add pages that aren't counted. They may not
have a page number displayed, but they are counted. Or, do you manually
set the page number in Chapter 3 to start at a specific number?


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