By default, Microsoft Word 2010 (Windows) comes with default heading styles (e.g. Heading 1, Heading 2, Heading 3….).
These defaults can be changed based on need. For example, I modified the default headings to look like this:
So now I have a document that is structured like:
Code:
1. Content
1.1 Content
1.2 Content
1.2.1 Content
2. Content
2.1 Content
2.1.1 Content
2.1.2 Content
------ section break -------
3. Content
3.1 Content
3.2 Content
3.3 Content
4. Content
------ section break -------
5. Content
5.1 Content
5.2 Content
5.3 Content
5.3.1 Content
Each of the major areas of content are separated by sections. So, for purposes of this illustration, let's say I have 2 section breaks in this document separating 3 main areas of content.
However, what I need to do is restart the numbering at the beginning of each section and put a custom prefix is front of those numbers. Like this:
Code:
X1. Content
X1.1 Content
X1.2 Content
X1.2.1 Content
X2. Content
X2.1 Content
X2.1.1 Content
X2.1.2 Content
------ section break -------
XI1 Content
XI1.1 Content
XI1.2 Content
XI1.3 Content
XI2 Content
------ section break -------
XII1 Content
XII1.1 Content
XII1.2 Content
XII1.3 Content
XII1.3.1 Content
I tried doing this with the simple command sequence of "Restart Numbering" and "Set Numbering Value", but if you are using numbered headers, it won't let you put a letter prefix in front of it.
Let's say I have up to three levels per section -- x, x.x, x.x.x --- my thinking is that I need to create 3 custom heading styles per section for a total of, in this example, 9 custom heading styles (if my math is right). I was hoping there was an easier way than that.
Any suggestions?