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How do I create Paragraph Numbering that includes a Heading number
Yes, multiple body text styles will be required—one for each time you want to "reflect" the numbering of a corresponding numbered heading.
You can certainly make use of the "Style for following paragraph" setting (the way you can with any paragraph style in Word). For the most part, I suspect that you will have to explicitly apply the desired style, though, to achieve the desired format and number.
If you modify the numbering (in the Multilevel List dialog box), all "connected" styles will be affected: the Heading style as well as any body style which is based on the heading.
You can set up a multilevel list which includes both heading and non-heading styles, using the principles described in Shauna Kelly's article at https://shaunakelly.com/word/numbering/numbering20072010.html.
I did mention that I had heading numbering sorted, though I have to admit that the article you referred me to is the best way I've seen of setting up heading numbering.
The issue is the paragraph numbering which I want to inherit the header number. The style I generally use for my paragraphs is Body Text, and unless I've missed something (entirely possible) I don't see how that can be done in the article.
As I wrote, you can include a body text style in a multilevel list, so that it replaces one of the heading levels.
The alternative is that you keep the multilevel list of headings intact, and then create a body text style which is based on a heading. That way, the body text style will inherit the numbering of the selected heading style/level and reference its numbering.
- My example illustrates how to do that with one heading style/one level. Your setup will require more than one "based-on" style.
Thank you for the clarification.
Just to make sure I understand correctly.- I would need multiple Body Text Styles, one based on Heading 2, one on Heading 3, etc.
- I can set the following paragraph styles on the various heading levels; so that upon hitting enter on a heading the correct body text level number is used.
- But if I edit the level of an existing heading (i.e. change a Heading 2 to a Heading 3), the existing follow on paragraphs do not automatically change and I would need to manually change their styles to the correct level.
Do I have this right?
