- On the Format menu, click Bullets and Numbering, and then click the Outline Numbered tab.
- Click a numbering format that contains the text "Heading 1", "Heading 2", and so on, and then click OK.
- Type the text you want for the numbered heading, and then press ENTER.
- To add the next numbered heading, click the arrow next to the Style box and select the style you want.
- To move a heading to the appropriate numbering level, do one of the following on the Formatting
toolbar:
To demote the heading to a lower numbering level, select the heading, and click Increase Indent or press the TAB key.
To promote the heading to a higher numbering level, select the heading, and click Decrease Indent or press SHIFT+TAB.
Add numbers to headings with custom heading styles
- On the Format menu, click Bullets and Numbering, and then click the Outline Numbered tab.
- Click a numbering format.
- Click Customize.
- In the Level or the Preview box, click the heading level you want to number.
For example, if you want to number the top-level heading style in your document, which you've named "My Style 1," click 1 in the Level box.
- If the dialog box is not fully expanded, click More.
- In the Link level to style box, click the style that corresponds to the level you selected in step 4.
For example, if you clicked 1 in the Level box, click My Style 1.
- Repeat steps 4 through 7 for each heading style in the document.
- To move a heading to the appropriate numbering level, do one of the following on the Formatting
toolbar:
To demote the heading to a lower numbering level, select the heading, and click Increase Indent or press the TAB key.
To promote the heading to a higher numbering level, select the heading, and click Decrease Indent or press SHIFT+TAB.
Note You can modify the predefined Word list formats that appear on the Outline Numbered tab by clicking Customize in the Bullets and Numbering dialog box.