(MSWord2010)Making your own headings and subheading (MSWord2010)

[BensMSOffice]

Hi,

I am making a document for which I want to have my own headings. I have learned how to do this by starting at the "numbering" feature and then going to the ribbon and clicking "Update head X to match selection". I have been able to create a heading that is like "Heading 1" and save it as Heading2 type. Then when I press the Heading2 ribbon button, I get a heading "HeadingX" where X is the particular number of that particular instance of the heading.
What I have not been able to do is create a subheading of the form "Heading 1.2" and save that under the Heading2 type. With that, I could create a Heading2 type which would appear as "Heading 3" (say) and then under it I could create a subheading which would be "Heading 3.1". With this, i can have all these show up in my table of contents.
Please help if you have been able to do this.

Ben

[Charles Kenyon]

Originally Posted by BensMSOffice

Hi,

I am making a document for which I want to have my own headings. I have learned how to do this by starting at the "numbering" feature and then going to the ribbon and clicking "Update head X to match selection". I have been able to create a heading that is like "Heading 1" and save it as Heading2 type. Then when I press the Heading2 ribbon button, I get a heading "HeadingX" where X is the particular number of that particular instance of the heading.
What I have not been able to do is create a subheading of the form "Heading 1.2" and save that under the Heading2 type. With that, I could create a Heading2 type which would appear as "Heading 3" (say) and then under it I could create a subheading which would be "Heading 3.1". With this, i can have all these show up in my table of contents.
Please help if you have been able to do this.

Ben

Hi Ben,

The best way to do what you want is not to create your own heading styles but to use Word's built-in heading styles. Why use Microsoft Word’s built-in heading styles?

You can modify those styles to be formatted exactly the way you want. If you want them to have numbering, you should follow the directions at How to create numbered headings or outline numbering in Word 2007 and Word 2010.

This will work, it is the easiest way, and it will show up in the Table of Contents by default. Trying to do it any other way is asking for trouble.