How to properly number headings in Word from a RMarkdown document

Question

I\'m creating a RMarkdown document that I want to export in MS Word with RStudio.

I want a table of contents and numbered headings. Here is my sample markdown docume

Answer 1

As suggested by Frost_Maggot in the comments,

Maybe try modifying a different style in Word that is shared with R Markdown. If you are not using block quotes in your R markdown this might relate to quote in the MS Word stylings?

This indeed works for me as I don't use the quote style in my document.