Syntax:

AUTONUMOUT

Description: Use the nine built-in heading styles to format headings in the document, and then insert an AUTONUMOUT field at the beginning of each heading paragraph. The numbers reflect the heading levels that correspond to the heading styles. [Note: This field is supported for legacy reasons, It is recommended that LISTNUM (§2.16.5.40) be used instead. end note]

The XML generated for a complex field implementation shall not have the optional field value stored.

This field allows the numbering to be incremented based on the heading level. Given the following:

{AutoNumOut} Heading 1
{AutoNumOut} Heading 2
{AutoNumOut} Heading 2
{AutoNumOut} Heading 1

results in

I. Heading 1
A. Heading 2
B. Heading 2
II. Heading 1

Field Value: A paragraph number.

Switches: None.

[Example: When the following fields are updated:

AUTONUMOUT
AUTONUMOUT

The results are:

1.
2.

end example]