WD: Including Chapter Numbers in Header/Footer But Not in TextLast reviewed: February 2, 1998Article ID: Q109618 |
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SUMMARYThis article describes how to use the heading numbering feature in Word as it applies to table of contents, page numbering, and indexes, without displaying the chapter numbers in the text. Heading numbering allows you to automatically number paragraphs formatted with the built-in heading styles in Word. You can access the options and settings for heading numbering by clicking Heading Numbering on the Format menu. For example, the first chapter begins like this
Introduction to Cookingand you want this in the header
Page 1-1and this in the table of contents:
Introduction to Cooking..........1-1 Cooking Basics...................2-8Ordinarily, to get the chapter number to appear in the page number and table of contents, you must also show the chapter number in the text, as in the following:
Chapter One Introduction to CookingThis article explains how to have the chapter number show in page numbering, table of contents, and indexes but not in the document itself. This formatting requires the following steps, which are described in detail below:
TIP: If you are going to make a lot of changes, start with the highest- numbered heading style first. If the highest heading level used is Heading 7, change the Heading 7 paragraphs to Heading 8, then change Heading 6 paragraphs to Heading 7, and so on. This is the least confusing way to change the styles of the paragraphs.
Step 1 - Show Nonprinting Characters in TextDisplay the nonprinting characters in the document so that you can apply formatting, such as heading numbering, to hidden lines. To display the nonprinting characters, use either of the following procedures:
Step 2 - Format the Heading 1 Style
Step 3 - Apply the Heading 1 StyleParagraph marks indicate where in the document you have pressed the ENTER key. Blank lines contain only a single paragraph mark. These paragraph marks not only represent the end of a paragraph, but they "carry" the formatting applied to the paragraph.
Step 4 - Insert Chapter NumbersTo insert chapter-page numbers in the header or footer, complete the following steps:
MORE INFORMATIONFor additional information, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q127249 TITLE : How to Create a Table of Contents in Word ARTICLE ID: Q72763 TITLE : How to Create Multiple Tables of Contents ARTICLE ID: Q125937 TITLE : How to Create a Table of Contents or an Index with Field Codes |
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