Automatic Numbering - Microsoft Word 2010 and 2013 for Dissertations - Research Guides at University of Michigan Library

Automatic Numbering - Microsoft Word 2010 and 2013 for Dissertations - Research Guides at University of Michigan Library: Microsoft Word 2010 and 2013 for Dissertations: Automatic Numbering

Important Note: Not everyone needs this type of numbering; if your discipline doesn’t require it, skip this section!


Word can automatically number sections (Chapter 1, 1.1, 1.2, etc.) of
your document and include the chapter number in the captions (Figure
1.2, 2.2, etc.).

1. Make sure each of your chapter titles are in the Heading 1 style, and then click on one of your chapter titles.
2. If you just need the chapter number included in captions, on the On the Home Ribbon, in the Paragraph Group, click the Multilevel List icon and select the one with the words Chapter 1 in it from the List Library section. 
   
   
   
   
   If you need subsections numbered (for example, 2.1, 2.2, 2.12, etc.) as well, then choose the list the 1 Heading 1; 1.1 Heading 2, etc. option (right side, middle row). Note that doing this once sets the formatting for all heading levels.
3. Click OK when you are finished.
4. If you typed in the text “Chapter #”, and now it is duplicating your efforts, delete the text you typed and leave the automatically generated chapter number.
5. To follow the automatically generated chapter number with the title
   of your chapter on a new line, click just before the text of your title,
   hold down the Shift key on the keyboard, and then press the Enter key.