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title: "Customize heading numbers for your legal documents"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/NH/131563746/Customize%20heading%20numbers%20for%20your%20legal%20documents"
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> Macro (aura-html)

# Scenario

Customize and apply the heading number to the legal document using* Numbered Headings*.

## Steps

The following steps demonstrate how to apply the heading number to the document created using* Numbered Headings*:

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| 1️⃣ | ## Step 1<br>**Select Number Headings**<br>1. Navigate to the legal document where you want to add the heading number.
2. Click :NH2: . The *Page numbering *options are displayed.
3. Enable *Numbered Headings*. | ![image](media://3b268402-bd1b-41fa-8462-7e541d77d2b5) |
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| 2️⃣ | ## Step 2<br>**Customize the heading**<br>1. Choose *Custom* as the numbering format from the *Number format* drop-down menu. A *Custom format* tab is displayed.
2. Click :info: icon. The available custom format options and examples are displayed.
3. Go to the *Custom format* tab and specify the heading format for each of the headings according to your choice. In this example, we choose decimal and upper latin for h2 and h3. | ![image](media://b0720edf-0581-40f5-b7ee-59d794eff6ed) |
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| 3️⃣ | ## Step 3<br>**Preview and publish the page**<br>1. Check the *Show own headings* check box. You can view the preview of the headings.
2. Click **Save**.<br>A warning message is displayed, and once the heading number is added an information message is displayed.<br>Then, refresh the page, the heading number is displayed. | ![image](media://59be49b7-aa56-4dba-8dd4-658daf4be131) |