Use Multilevel Paragraph Numbering (Not the Numbering Button)īeware that the Bullets button and the Numbering button found in the paragraph section on the ribbon menus only allow a single level of bullets or paragraph numbers. Word allows you to set up automatic paragraph numbering schemes up to nine levels deep, using the Multilevel Lists dialog box. Although these tips are for Word for Mac 2019 and Office 365, they apply to the Windows versions of Word as well, with minor menu and keyboard adjustments.įirst, the basics.
These tips, adapted from Affinity Consulting Group’s updated “ Microsoft Word for Mac for Legal Professionals” software guide, will take some stress out of setting up complex numbering schemes.
But lawyers and legal professionals - and the business professional on the team - operate at a whole different level of pain: long, complicated legal documents often require multilevel paragraph numbering (with stops and starts). Figuring out basic numbered lists can trip up the ablest Microsoft Word user.
