Word 2007 Auto-Numbering
How do I set up automatic numbering of Headings in Word 2007?
You can have Headings (selected by Styles Heading 1, Heading 2, etc.) automatically numbered. The first question is: Do you want the document automatically numbered like a legal document with all the heading styles automatically numbered (e.g. 1, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2, 2.1, ...), or do you just want Heading 1 automatically numbered (e.g. Chapter 1, Chapter 2, etc.).
Legal Document Numbering
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Go to the first Heading 1-styled text in your document (insert some if you haven't got any) and click in it.
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On the Home tab in the Paragraph group you will see three buttons at the top left of the group (reading left-to-right): Bulleted List, Numbered List, and Multi-Level list. Click the drop-down arrow next to the Multilevel List button.
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Select a numbering scheme.
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To customise, select Define New Multivel List (near the bottom).
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Make your selections. For example, you could add the word "Chapter " in front of the 1 in Enter formatting for number. Note that there is a More button.
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Click OK to close the Define new Multilevel List dialogue.
Automatically numbering just the Chapters / Heading 1
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From the Home tab, open the Styles window by clicking the "widget" at the bottom right of the Styles group, or press Alt+Ctrl+Shift+S.
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Move the mouse over Heading 1, click on the drop-down widget and select Modify.
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Click on Format and select Numbering.
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On the Numbering tab select a style.
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You can also use the Define New Number Format button for further customisation e.g. for automatically inserting the word "Chapter".
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Click OK to close the Define New Number Format dialogue.
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Click OK to close the Numbering and Bullets dialogue.