Not everyone does this, but I find it useful because of the way the formatting of Word's styles cascade. Modify Heading 2 so it's based on Heading 1. Modify the Heading 1 style so that it is based on "No style". Since there are good reasons for using Word's built-in Heading styles, this page concentrates on using those Heading styles.īefore you begin the numbering, make sure your Heading styles are set up appropriately. The key to numbering heading is to use Styles.
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If you have Word 2007 or Word 2010, see How to create numbered headings or outline numbering in Word 2007 and Word 2010. This page is about setting up numbered headings in Word 2003 and earlier versions. How you set up numbered headings depends on what version of Word you have.
The styles will manage the numbering and the indents.
They're not what you need either.ģ Apply styles to your headings, preferably Word's built-in Heading styles.Ĥ Modify the styles so you can have the font, paragraph and other formatting to suit your needs.ĥ Modify the numbering and indenting by modifying the numbering settings of the Heading styles. They look inviting, but they're not what you need.Ģ Don't use the toolbar numbering or bullet buttons. How to number headings and outlines in Word:ġ Don't use Format > Paragraph and don't use Format > Bullets and Numbering.