Increment numbers in page headers in Microsoft Word

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Published on 2013-06-25T03:48:49Z Indexed on 2013/06/25 4:23 UTC
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In Microsoft Word, I am laying out a process in steps. Each page pretty much is a new step that begins with a header like:

3. Drive the body to a secure location

I would like the numbers to automatically increment, particularly if later on I decide to add a new step somewhere in the middle.

Does anyone know how I can achieve that in the simplest way? I already have a working Table of Contents and I'd prefer not doing something that would mess with that, if possible to avoid.

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