Microsoft Word: Numbered Headings & Automatic Table of Contents (The Right Way)

Описание: Learn how to create auto numbered headings in Microsoft Word, including 1.1.1 heading numbering using multilevel lists. In this tutorial, you will also learn how to create an automatic table of contents that updates correctly and how to fix broken numbering issues.

If you have ever worked on a Word document where heading numbers suddenly jump, reset, or stop making sense, you are not alone. Heading numbering in Word often breaks when styles and multilevel lists are not set up the right way.

In this video, I show you the right way to:

Set up auto numbered headings in Word with Multi Level Lists
Use Heading 1, Heading 2, and Heading 3 correctly
Create 1.1.1 style numbering with multilevel lists
Build a table of contents that updates automatically
Fix common Word numbering problems

This approach works for reports, theses, essays, and professional documents. It helps you keep your document structured, consistent, and easy to maintain.

⏱ Chapters
00:00 The problems with manual numbered headings
00:20 Set up multilevel numbering (1.1.1)
03:02 Change heading styles
04:00 Creating an automatic table of contents
05:25 Fixing broken numbering
06:03 Add page numbers

▶ Related video: I also explain how to easily add page numbers in Microsoft Word.
How to easily add page numbers in Microsoft Word    • Start Page Numbers from Any Page in Word –...  

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