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How to auto-number headings

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You can auto-number headings in your ScreenSteps article. If you are not seeing the auto-number option, it might be because you have not selected a heading (you might have another type of content selected such as text, image, table, etc.).

Are you using the web or desktop editor?

Select a heading

You can select a heading by clicking on it either in the outline view, or in the main body of the article.

On the left-hand side of the editor is an outline view of your article.

Select heading

Check off Auto-number

In the content block inspector check the Auto-number checkbox.

Check Auto-number

Your heading is now auto-numbered

Result

Select a heading

You can select a heading by clicking on it either in the outline view, or in the main body of the article.

On the left-hand side of the desktop editor is an outline view of your article.

Select heading

Check off Auto-number

In the content block inspector check the Auto-number checkbox.

Check Auto-number

Your heading is now auto-numbered

Result
Make auto-numbering of headings the default

In the desktop editor you can set a preference that will automatically auto-number new headings. From the Preferences window, check the Auto-number new headings in articles checkbox.

Auto number headings
Congratulations, you are done!

2 Comments

Roshan

The above procedure refers to old version of ScreenSteps. In the new version also, If we have an image between steps then the auto numbering gets messed up. How to automate even if an image exists?

Trevor DeVore

@Roshan - the instructions in this article should be valid for all versions of our article editors. If you are seeing issues with auto-numbering can you send an email with screenshots to [email protected]?

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