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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.
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?
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.
- Thank you for all of your assistance.
It does seem that I will need to apply appropriate manual vigilance to ensure the numbering does not go awry. Ideally I had hoped that it could be entirely automatic but that does not seem possible.Hello Gilgamesh1964
it is possible to make it fully automated, as long as you accept (as you said) that there will be paragraphs with the same numbering.
Also, you need to think really carefully about the rules: you can have only one set of rules when setting up the rules of which level follows which. And I am not talking about Heading levels, but levels in the Multilevel list set.
I made a table for illustration, but you need to decide for yourself which paragraph number resets when and which level's number is included where. This is the maddening part ;-).If this doesn't make sense, post a new reply so that we can sort it out.
Lenka
