See
How to create numbered headings or outline numbering in your Microsoft Word
document
http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/numbering/OutlineNumbering.html
Hope this helps.
Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP.
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word
"Dave Plyer" <Dave...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C0BDC5D6-B889-4C5C...@microsoft.com...
>I wish to create a document starting in Outline view in which each heading
> and subheading is automatically numbered:
>
> 1.
> 2.
> 2.1
> 2.1.1
> 2.1.2
> 2.2
> 3.
> etc.