Index: src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/usermodel/Paragraph.java
===================================================================
--- src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/usermodel/Paragraph.java	(revision 996443)
+++ src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/usermodel/Paragraph.java	(working copy)
@@ -435,15 +435,20 @@
   }
 
   public int getIlfo()
-   {
-     return _props.getIlfo();
-   }
+  {
+    return _props.getIlfo();
+  }
 
-   public int getIlvl()
-   {
-     return _props.getIlvl();
-   }
+  public int getIlvl()
+  {
+    return _props.getIlvl();
+  }
 
+  public int getLvl()
+  {
+    return _props.getLvl();
+  }
+   
   void setTableRowEnd(TableProperties props)
   {
     setTableRowEnd((byte)1);
Index: src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/usermodel/ParagraphProperties.java
===================================================================
--- src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/usermodel/ParagraphProperties.java	(revision 996443)
+++ src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/usermodel/ParagraphProperties.java	(working copy)
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     this.field_17_fWidowControl = 1;
     this.field_21_lspd.setMultiLinespace((short)1);
     this.field_21_lspd.setDyaLine((short)240);
-    this.field_12_ilvl = (byte)9;
+    this.field_58_lvl = (byte)9;
     this.field_66_rgdxaTab = new int[0];
     this.field_67_rgtbd = new byte[0];
     this.field_63_dttmPropRMark = new DateAndTime();
Index: src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/sprm/ParagraphSprmUncompressor.java
===================================================================
--- src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/sprm/ParagraphSprmUncompressor.java	(revision 996443)
+++ src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/sprm/ParagraphSprmUncompressor.java	(working copy)
@@ -336,11 +336,11 @@
         }
         break;
       case 0x40:
-
-        //newPAP._lvl = param;
-        if (newPAP.getIstd () >= 1 && newPAP.getIstd () <= 9)
+        // this condition commented out, as Word seems to set outline levels even for paragraph with other styles than
+        // Heading 1..9, even though specification does not say so. See bug 49820 for discussion.
+        //if (newPAP.getIstd () < 1 && newPAP.getIstd () > 9)
         {
-          newPAP.setIlvl ((byte) sprm.getOperand());
+          newPAP.setLvl ((byte) sprm.getOperand());
         }
         break;
       case 0x41: