Hello,


usually there is a very handy feature in Word: When you write a long essay and you format every header using the format templates "Heading1", "Heading2" and so on, you can have a list of contents created automatically.


In our Word here, there is only the format template "Header1". The issue with this, of course, is that only the main headings will be taken into account for the automatic list of contents.
there must be some way of duplicating that and creating "Heading2" and so on - but how?
Thanks a lot!

The Style names are "Heading 1", "Heading 2", etc., not "Header1", "Header2", etc.

You should be able to apply the "Heading 2", etc. Styles via the Styles panel on the Ribbon's Home tab.

If you can't see them there, the simplest fix is to click on the little down arrow in the bottom right corner of the Styles panel, then from the Styles window that opens up, click on Options>Select styles to show>All styles. The Styles window should now list all Styles.

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Paul Edstein
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The styles Heading 1 to Heading 9 are baked in to Word and cannot be deleted, so whilst you may not be able to see them because of your settings, they are still there.

Display the Styles Pane - Alt+Ctrl+Shift+S then click on the Options button at the bottom. In the dialog ensure that the drop-down at the top is showing "All styles"

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All 9 heading styles will now be shown in the Styles Pane

Hi,


thanks a lot for the quick response!

I have found that other window where all styles are displayed. I have to look on the other computer to see if they are also displayed in the ribbon now.
That issue should be solved then.
Now, what I want to do - and I always have been able to do it actually - is to include a numbering (1,2,3 - 1.1, 1.2 etc.) into the styles.
That worked well enough for "Heading1", but now I would like to incorporate the same into "Heading2". Does that work only when you work via the ribbon? I can adapt the styles - but next time I use the style "Heading2", the numbering is not there.
For this time, I have just written the numbers, that was faster and it seems to work, they are incorporated into my list of contents. But that is not quite the correct professional way, is it ...

See:
Number your headings - Microsoft Support
How to create numbered headings in Word - Microsoft Word 365

For a practical demonstration, see the 'TOC & TOF' attachment at: https://www.msofficeforums.com/52345-post3.html

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Paul Edstein
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Thanks!
That issue is solved then.
I have another one, but I'll put that in another thread.