Linked Numbered Headings; is this impossible without writing VB co

[Stuandyo]

I am baffled as to how to get heading style numbering to work in Word 2007
I tried to modify Heading1 and Heading 2 to format numbering but can't get
any linkage and sequential numbering. I looked in every a option under modify
to find this. They didn't stick it in the TOC menu's either??
1.0 Heading 1
1.1 Heading 2

2.0 Heading 1
2.1 Heading 2


This is completely different from 2003 and the HELP search doesn't even seem
to recognize any numbering tasks beyond page numbering.

Is there a "technical report style or template that has this correctly set
up to work with 2007? Numbered headings were just there in my old Word2003.
I cannot believe how different they made 2007. It is worse than starting
from scratch because I already have expectations. I wish I could find the use
Word Perfect menus option...... ;-)

 

[Stuandyo]

Word 2007 specific...

There is an option under the Multilevel List Icon(new icon beside bullets
and numbering icons on home menu) for headings with numbers. Once you select
the one for multilevel headings list, headings are numbered in styles menu.

Funny you can't get to this format from styles menu as far as I can tell.

 

[Stefan Blom]

As you've noticed, Word 2007 no longer allows you to go via the Modify Style
dialog box when you want to modify outline/multilevel numbering (unless you
are using a list style). However, the general principle remains the same in
Word 2007: numbering should be style-based for stability reasons.

To edit an existing outline-numbered list: Place the insertion point in the
first top-level paragraph of the document (for example, in the first Heading
1 paragraph if this is heading numbering). On the Home tab, click Multilevel
List | Define New Multilevel List. This displays a dialog box similar to the
Customize Outline Numbered dialog box of previous versions (see
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/numbering/OutlineNumbering.html for a
description of the options).

On the other hand, if you want to create a new outline-numbered list in Word
2007, you should set it up using list styles. On the Home tab, click
Multilevel List, and then click Define New List Style. In the Modify Style
dialog box, type a name for the list style. To define the numbering
properties, click the Format button, and then click Numbering; this displays
the Modify Multilevel List dialog box, where you can change the number
format, indentation, attach paragraph styles to the numbering levels, etc.

The list styles of the active document are displayed under "List Styles" at
Home tab | Multilevel List. You can click a style to apply it to text, but
if you've attached numbering to paragraph styles, you'll find it easier to
apply the appropriate paragraph style directly. To edit a list style,
right-click it and choose Modify from the context menu.