How do I create a numbered heading style in Word 2010?

How do I create a numbered heading style in Word 2010?

Number your headings

  1. Open your document that uses built-in heading styles, and select the first Heading 1.
  2. On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, choose Multilevel List.
  3. Under List Library, choose the numbering style you would like to use in your document.

How do I create numbered headings or outline numbering in my Word document?

Click in a heading. You will see the Headings list style highlighted at the bottom of the menu. Right-click the thumbnail for the Headings list style and choose Modify. Format > Numbering (Figure 8).

How do I use different numbering styles in Word?

To choose a format or to control the starting number, go to Header & Footer > Page Number > Format Page Numbers. To change the numbering style, select a different style in Number format. To change the starting page number of the newly created section, select Start at, and then enter a number. Select OK.

How do you make Heading 2 numbering follow Heading 1?

On level 2 for your desired 5.1 heading, make sure to “include level number from” level 1. From the “click level to modify” menu, click level 1. In the expanded window (click more in the bottom left corner), make sure level 1 is linked to the heading that you have showing for level 1 (typically is “Heading 1”).

How do I create a multi-level numbering in Word?

Here is the correct process:

  1. Select the text that you want to number (this can be a section of text or the whole document).
  2. Select the Home tab. Click the multilevel numbering icon in the Paragraph group.
  3. Choose Define New Multilevel List to display the control dialog.
  4. In the top left is a list of levels.

How do you make a numbered list that looks like an outline?

Follow these steps:

  1. Choose the Bullets and Numbering option from the Format menu. This displays the Bullets and Numbering dialog box.
  2. Click on the Outline Numbered tab.
  3. Click on the None option.
  4. Click on OK to close the Bullets and Numbering dialog box. The numbering is removed from your headings.

How do you add a multilevel list to Styles?

Define a new list style

  1. Select the text or numbered list you want to change.
  2. On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click the arrow next to Multilevel List.
  3. Specify a name for your new list style.
  4. Choose the number to start the list at.
  5. Choose a level in the list to apply your formatting.

What is the difference between a multilevel list and a list style?

The only difference between multilevel lists and list styles is that list styles can be named, shared, modified, and deleted.

How do I change the numbering list in Word?

Change the numbering in a numbered list

  1. Double-click the numbers in the list. The text won’t appear selected.
  2. Right-click the number you want to change.
  3. Click Set Numbering Value.
  4. In the Set value to: box, use the arrows to change the value to the number you want.