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# Numbering

Specifies the number format for heading numbering in the current document.

To access this command...

Choose Tools - Heading Numbering - Numbering tab

## Level

Click the outline level that you want to modify, and then specify the numbering options for the level. To apply the numbering options, except for paragraph style, to all the levels, click “1–10”.

## Numbering

Specify the formatting for the selected outline level.

### Number

Select the numbering scheme that you want to apply to the selected outline level.

Selection | Description
--- | ---
1, 2, 3, ... | Arabic numerals
A, B, C, ... | Alphabetical numbering with uppercase letters A–Z After item 26, numbering continues AA, AB, AC, ...
a, b, c, ... | Alphabetical numbering with lowercase letters a–z After item 26, numbering continues aa, ab, ac, ...
I, II, III, ... | Roman numerals (upper)
i, ii, iii, ... | Roman numerals (lower)
A,... AA,... AAA,... | Alphabetical numbering with uppercase letters A–Z After item 26, numbering continues AA, BB, CC, ...
a,... aa,... aaa,... | Alphabetical numbering with lowercase letters a–z After item 26, numbering continues aa, bb, cc, ...
None | No numbering symbol. Only the character or symbol defined in the Separator fields appears at the beginning of the numbered line.

### Start at

Enter the number at which you want to start the heading numbering for the selected level.

### Paragraph style

Select the paragraph style to assign to the selected outline level. If you click “None”, the selected outline level is not defined.

### Character style

Select the character style of the numbering character.

### Show sublevels

Select the number of outline levels to include in the heading numbering. Select 1 to show only the number for the current outline level. Select 3, for example, to display the current level and the two previous levels in the heading number.

## Separator

Specify an optional text to always appear before or after the heading number.

### Before

Enter the text that you want to display before the heading number. For example, type “Chapter ” to always have “Chapter ” appear before the heading number.

### After

Enter the text that you want to display after the heading number. For example, type . to always have the heading number end with a period.

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Position

Heading Numbering