Writing Tips: Paragraph Numbering

Do you ever find that trying to format legal documents in Microsoft Word is a bit like herding cats? Fix one formatting issue and it causes another to appear, and so on. Here’s a quick tip about formatting automatic paragraph numbering: use the multi-level option for more customization. Located in the Paragraph box on the Home menu, the multi-level numbering button will give you more options for numbering your paragraphs, such as adjusting alignments and indentation, and continuing or setting a number scheme.

For more details and a video tutorial, check out this post from the Attorney at Work blog.

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