How can I manage nested numbering?

[Ali Raza]

How can I manage nested numbering?

1. Main Heading

1.1. Sub Heading of Main heading

1.1.1 Further sub heading

2. Main Heading

2.1. Sub Heading of Main heading

2.1.1 Further sub heading

[Andy Gladstone · Accepted solution]

@Ali Raza welcome to Confluence!

In the editor you can select numbering or bullet points. If you want to nest a number, you simply TAB at the beginning of the line you want to nest. When you want to come back to the main or a sub heading, hold SHIFT+TAB to bring the editor back.

Here is an example using this editor:

1. Main heading
   1. Sub Heading of Main heading
      1.  Further sub heading
2. Main Heading
   1. Sub Heading of Main heading
      1. Further sub heading

[Ali Raza]

Before TAB

1. Main Heading
   1.1. After Tab
   
   

After Tab 1.1.

a. Main Heading

after tab

[Ali Raza]

Can you guide me on google meet call?

[Andy Gladstone]

@Ali Raza I’d love to help. I am currently in transit and not available to at the moment. Is this something that we can schedule for tomorrow?

[Ali Raza]

Sure issue is resolved but need some more help in one case.

[Zoriana Bogutska_Adaptavist_]

@Ali Raza If you want to nest their numbering you can try to use different headings. Heading one will be the parent heading, heading two will be a subheading of 1, heading 3 will be a subheading of heading 2, and so on. Hope helps

[Bill Bailey]

I am curious why you want numbered headings in online resource? This was a print construct for easy referencing, but now we have hyperlinking, and can send direct links for reference.

But if you need numbering, I have used this plugin when users insisted on number:

https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/16063/numbered-headings?hosting=cloud&tab=overview 

It will easily do the type of numbering you want and is preserved on export.