Microsoft Word: Continuous Heading Numbering

I seem to constantly struggle with keeping the numbering in headings straight. I have read various articles on this but this article is the best way of doing this:

https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/timid/2013/08/29/stupid-microsoft-word-trick-multilevel-numbered-headings/

https://wordknowhow.wordpress.com/2013/01/30/how-to-use-multilevel-numbered-headings-in-the-word/

Works with Microsoft Office 2016 too!

Microsoft Word: Exclude Heading from Table of Content

Have you ever been annoyed that when you create a new TOC in Microsoft Word, the TOC's heading is included in the TOC as well?

Well, this week I learnt how to exclude specific headings from TOC. Move your cursor to the offending header, and go to References > Add Text > Do Not Show in Table of Contents:



Tada, update your TOC and you should see the "unwanted" heading gone from your TOC!