diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md
index fa6afca0e..a14ef9205 100644
--- a/ROADMAP.md
+++ b/ROADMAP.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 **Stage: alpha** · next: beta, ~15 points (60% → 75% ready for real work) and ~150–230 h away
 
-> **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-10 · **Last updated:** 2026-10-18 · **Change:** trivial (Navigation Find exposes Results, #2096; previously trivial: progress log: Columns on selected text, #2024; previously trivial: progress log: legacy outline, shadow, emboss and imprint text effects drawn, #2534; previously trivial: progress log: Indonesian proofing, #498; previously trivial: progress log: DOCX glossary documents (building blocks); previously trivial: progress log: Read Mode keeps the keyboard and shows whole, unobscured columns, #1772); previously trivial: progress log: font list entries of tall-ascent fonts no longer cut off, #2570); previously trivial: progress log: Split Cells and Convert Text to Table dialogs follow the Word check, #2592; previously trivial: a new source's Tag is made like Word's, three letters of the author and two digits of the year with a number added when taken, and an edit keeps the Tag, #2094; previously trivial: Web Layout fills the window width, #1876; previously trivial: progress log: Different First Page headers reachable from page 1, #2826; previously trivial: Language dialog keeps inherited proofing language and no-proof choices (#2717); previously trivial: progress log: web preferences kept between visits, #2132; previously trivial: progress log: undrawable private-use list bullets show the level's default bullet, #1683); previously trivial: table style editor formats every part, #714; previously trivial: VML freeforms read and kept on save; previously trivial: progress log: consistent preferred cell widths; previously trivial: multi-paragraph field instructions no longer add blank lines; previously trivial: page-break-only list paragraphs hide their labels; previously trivial: progress log: grouped `flowChartOr` shapes draw their circle and crossing spokes; previously trivial: progress log: copies keep their formatting in other programs, #1523; previously trivial: progress log: privacy options on save, #1062; previously trivial: progress log: equation pictures in theme colours on Windows, #1002; previously trivial: symbol fonts, #776; previously trivial: the save prompt answers from the keyboard, #861; previously trivial: table column and row markers on the rulers, #700; previously trivial: table borders and the resize handle drag on the page, #217; previously trivial: formatting revisions landed, #41; previously trivial: Draw tab ink, #307, and Draw Table and Eraser, #303, landed: catalog 402/434; previously minor: readiness table with hours per audience; full number back to the additive weighted sum, 60%; mainstream and essentials numbers added; alpha gate checked; previously major: full re-measure against Word for Mac 16.113.4; restructured to the craftrules progress-docs standard) · **Target:** Microsoft Word (Microsoft 365) for Mac 16.113.4
+> **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-10 · **Last updated:** 2026-10-18 · **Change:** trivial (numbered headings, #1793; previously trivial: Navigation Find exposes Results, #2096; previously trivial: progress log: Columns on selected text, #2024; previously trivial: progress log: legacy outline, shadow, emboss and imprint text effects drawn, #2534; previously trivial: progress log: Indonesian proofing, #498; previously trivial: progress log: DOCX glossary documents (building blocks); previously trivial: progress log: Read Mode keeps the keyboard and shows whole, unobscured columns, #1772); previously trivial: progress log: font list entries of tall-ascent fonts no longer cut off, #2570); previously trivial: progress log: Split Cells and Convert Text to Table dialogs follow the Word check, #2592; previously trivial: a new source's Tag is made like Word's, three letters of the author and two digits of the year with a number added when taken, and an edit keeps the Tag, #2094; previously trivial: Web Layout fills the window width, #1876; previously trivial: progress log: Different First Page headers reachable from page 1, #2826; previously trivial: Language dialog keeps inherited proofing language and no-proof choices (#2717); previously trivial: progress log: web preferences kept between visits, #2132; previously trivial: progress log: undrawable private-use list bullets show the level's default bullet, #1683); previously trivial: table style editor formats every part, #714; previously trivial: VML freeforms read and kept on save; previously trivial: progress log: consistent preferred cell widths; previously trivial: multi-paragraph field instructions no longer add blank lines; previously trivial: page-break-only list paragraphs hide their labels; previously trivial: progress log: grouped `flowChartOr` shapes draw their circle and crossing spokes; previously trivial: progress log: copies keep their formatting in other programs, #1523; previously trivial: progress log: privacy options on save, #1062; previously trivial: progress log: equation pictures in theme colours on Windows, #1002; previously trivial: symbol fonts, #776; previously trivial: the save prompt answers from the keyboard, #861; previously trivial: table column and row markers on the rulers, #700; previously trivial: table borders and the resize handle drag on the page, #217; previously trivial: formatting revisions landed, #41; previously trivial: Draw tab ink, #307, and Draw Table and Eraser, #303, landed: catalog 402/434; previously minor: readiness table with hours per audience; full number back to the additive weighted sum, 60%; mainstream and essentials numbers added; alpha gate checked; previously major: full re-measure against Word for Mac 16.113.4; restructured to the craftrules progress-docs standard) · **Target:** Microsoft Word (Microsoft 365) for Mac 16.113.4
 > **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-10 · **Last updated:** 2026-10-17 · **Change:** trivial (progress log: pasted blockquotes are indented paragraphs, #1270; previously trivial: progress log: print-area strings translated in every catalog; previously trivial: progress log: comments readable in the dark theme, #2045; previously trivial: progress log: ODT sections, #1379; previously trivial: progress log: table deletes, Change Case and Unlink Fields respect Track Changes and locked content controls, #1329; previously trivial: progress log: rounded rectangle corners, #1476; previously trivial: progress log: Save As type list, #1399; previously trivial: progress log: privacy options on save, #1062; previously trivial: progress log: equation pictures in theme colours on Windows, #1002; previously trivial: symbol fonts, #776; previously trivial: the save prompt answers from the keyboard, #861; previously trivial: table column and row markers on the rulers, #700; previously trivial: table borders and the resize handle drag on the page, #217; previously trivial: formatting revisions landed, #41; previously trivial: Draw tab ink, #307, and Draw Table and Eraser, #303, landed: catalog 402/434; previously minor: readiness table with hours per audience; full number back to the additive weighted sum, 60%; mainstream and essentials numbers added; alpha gate checked; previously major: full re-measure against Word for Mac 16.113.4; restructured to the craftrules progress-docs standard) · **Target:** Microsoft Word (Microsoft 365) for Mac 16.113.4
 > **Printing update:** 2026-10-12 · direct desktop printing through craft-print; details below.
 
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ Ranked, to beta (detail and remaining milestones in [docs/roadmap.md](docs/roadm
 - 2026-10-15: Find opens Navigation on Results; editing the query restores Results after manual Headings/Pages navigation. Typed and selected-text searches retain document contents (#2096).
 
 | Date | What landed |
+| 2026-10-15 | Numbered headings (#1793): the Multilevel List gallery offers four lists linked to Heading 1–9 (1 / 1.1 / 1.1.1, Article I. / Section 1.01 / (a), I. / A. / 1., Chapter 1; `list.multilevelPreset`). The heading styles carry the numbers, so paragraphs already in a Heading style keep their style and level, any other selected paragraph (Normal, Quote, Title) becomes Heading 1 (checked in Word), a new Heading 2 is numbered 2.1 by itself and body text stays unnumbered; Numbering or typing `1. ` keeps a heading a heading |
 | 2026-10-15 | Reversing an automatic sentence capital (Undo, or Backspace and retype) adds the word before it to AutoCorrect's First Letter exceptions, as Word does; "Automatically add words to list" switches for First Letter and INitial CAps (#1857). |
 | 2026-10-15 | Dialog close control: a Windows-style box at the title bar's right end, the whole box clickable, red on hover, in both themes (#1885) |
 | 2026-10-15 | Font box: a Recently Used Fonts section at the top of the list (the fonts applied lately, most recent first, ten at most, kept between runs), then All Fonts, as in Word (#2068) |
@@ -447,6 +448,7 @@ Ranked, to beta (detail and remaining milestones in [docs/roadmap.md](docs/roadm
 | 2026-10-16 | trivial | Progress log: legacy outline, shadow, emboss and imprint text effects drawn (#2534) |
 | 2026-10-15 | trivial | Progress log: Columns on selected text (#2024) |
 | 2026-10-15 | trivial | Navigation Find and query edits expose Results (#2096) |
+| 2026-10-15 | trivial | Progress log: numbered headings (#1793) |
 | 2026-10-14 | trivial | Progress log: row table border exceptions |
 | 2026-10-12 | minor | Czech proofing review: short-word splits rank after deletion, NOSUGGEST excludes suggestions while accepting typed forms, affix comments apply only to headers, ratios keep spaces and repeated-word messages use Czech quotes; synthetic engine end-to-end and latency checks |
 | 2026-10-12 | minor | Czech spelling from the installed Hunspell dictionary, runtime-table suggestions and generic checks; Czech interface writes cs-CZ documents; no Czech hyphenation patterns bundled; estimates unchanged |
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/catalog.rs b/crates/engine/src/catalog.rs
index c6a36a378..81f80a8c1 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/catalog.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/catalog.rs
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ Home|Paragraph|Bullets|para.bullets
 Home|Paragraph|Numbering|para.numbering
 Home|Paragraph|Multilevel List|para.multilevel
 Home|Paragraph|Define New Multilevel List|list.define
+Home|Paragraph|Multilevel List Library|list.multilevelPreset
 Home|Paragraph|Change List Level|para.listLevel
 Home|Paragraph|Restart Numbering|para.restartNumbering
 Home|Paragraph|Define New Bullet|para.defineBullet
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/cmd/lists.rs b/crates/engine/src/cmd/lists.rs
index 80ee95e58..671778c1f 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/cmd/lists.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/cmd/lists.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ pub fn specs() -> Vec<CommandSpec> {
         CommandSpec::new("list.get", "List Definition", "Home › Paragraph › Multilevel List", get)
             .params(r#"{"num"?: list id (default: the caret's list)} → {"num", "levels": [as list.define]}"#)
             .pure(),
+        CommandSpec::new("list.multilevelPreset", "Multilevel List Library", "Home › Paragraph › Multilevel List", preset).params(
+            r#"{"preset": "headings" (1 / 1.1 / 1.1.1) | "article" (Article I. / Section 1.01 / (a)) | "outlineHeadings" (I. / A. / 1.) | "chapter" (Chapter 1, lower levels unnumbered)} — a new list whose nine levels are linked to Heading 1–9: every paragraph in those styles is numbered, selected paragraphs already in a Heading style keep it, and any other selected paragraph becomes Heading 1 (the first level)"#,
+        ),
     ]
 }
 
@@ -226,6 +229,96 @@ fn define(s: &mut Session, v: &Value) -> CmdResult {
     Ok(r)
 }
 
+/// The heading-linked lists of the Multilevel List gallery's library, by preset id: level `i`
+/// is linked to Heading `i + 1`.
+fn preset_levels(preset: &str) -> Option<Vec<Level>> {
+    use NumFormat as F;
+    let levels = (0..LEVELS)
+        .map(|i| {
+            let n = i + 1;
+            // Numbers start at the margin; each level's text a little further in.
+            let at = |indent: f32| Level { indent, hanging: indent, style: Some(format!("Heading{n}")), ..Level::default() };
+            let (format, text, indent) = match preset {
+                "headings" => (F::Decimal, (1..=n).map(|k| format!("%{k}")).collect::<Vec<_>>().join("."), 21.6 + 7.2 * i as f32),
+                "article" => match i {
+                    0 => (F::UpperRoman, "Article %1.".to_string(), 0.0),
+                    1 => (F::DecimalZero, "Section %1.%2".to_string(), 0.0),
+                    _ => {
+                        let f = [F::LowerLetter, F::LowerRoman, F::Decimal, F::LowerLetter, F::LowerRoman, F::LowerLetter, F::LowerRoman];
+                        let t = if i < 4 {
+                            format!("(%{n})")
+                        } else if i < 7 {
+                            format!("%{n})")
+                        } else {
+                            format!("%{n}.")
+                        };
+                        (f.get(i - 2).copied().unwrap_or(F::Decimal), t, 36.0 + 7.2 * (i - 2) as f32)
+                    }
+                },
+                "outlineHeadings" => {
+                    let f = [
+                        F::UpperRoman,
+                        F::UpperLetter,
+                        F::Decimal,
+                        F::LowerLetter,
+                        F::Decimal,
+                        F::LowerLetter,
+                        F::LowerRoman,
+                        F::LowerLetter,
+                        F::LowerRoman,
+                    ];
+                    let t = match i {
+                        0..=2 => format!("%{n}."),
+                        3 => format!("%{n})"),
+                        _ => format!("(%{n})"),
+                    };
+                    (f.get(i).copied().unwrap_or(F::Decimal), t, 36.0 * n as f32)
+                }
+                "chapter" if i == 0 => (F::Decimal, "Chapter %1".to_string(), 0.0),
+                "chapter" => (F::None, String::new(), 0.0),
+                _ => return None,
+            };
+            // "Section 1.01" shows the article number in digits (legal numbering).
+            Some(Level { format, text, legal: preset == "article" && i == 1, ..at(indent) })
+        })
+        .collect::<Option<Vec<_>>>()?;
+    Some(levels)
+}
+
+/// A Multilevel List gallery preset: a new list linked to Heading 1–9. The heading styles carry
+/// the number, so every heading (and every heading added later) is numbered. Paragraphs in a
+/// Heading style keep their level; any other paragraph under the caret or selection (Normal,
+/// Quote, Title…) becomes Heading 1, as in Word.
+fn preset(s: &mut Session, v: &Value) -> CmdResult {
+    let id = p::req_str(v, "preset")?;
+    let levels = preset_levels(id).ok_or_else(|| CmdError::Params("`preset` must be headings, article, outlineHeadings or chapter".into()))?;
+    let num = s.doc.numbering.try_add_levels(None, levels)?;
+    let mut linked = Vec::new();
+    for n in 1..=LEVELS as u8 {
+        let id = super::para::ensure_heading_style(s, n);
+        if let Some(st) = s.doc.styles.get_mut(&id) {
+            st.para.numbering = Some(NumRef { num, level: n - 1 });
+            linked.push(id);
+        }
+    }
+    touch_styles(s, &linked)?;
+    super::para::fmt(s, &|pp| {
+        // A heading keeps its style and level; any other paragraph (Normal, Quote, Title…)
+        // becomes the first level's heading, Heading 1. The number comes from the style.
+        if !pp.style.as_ref().is_some_and(|st| linked.contains(st)) {
+            pp.style = linked.first().cloned();
+        }
+        pp.numbering = None;
+        pp.indent_left = None;
+        pp.indent_first = None;
+        pp.indent_left_chars = None;
+        pp.indent_first_chars = None;
+    })?;
+    let mut r = sel_result(s)?;
+    r["num"] = json!(num);
+    Ok(r)
+}
+
 /// Lay out again every paragraph in one of `nums`.
 fn touch_lists(s: &mut Session, nums: &[u32]) -> Result<(), CmdError> {
     touch_where(s, &|p| p.props.numbering.is_some_and(|n| nums.contains(&n.num)))
@@ -309,4 +402,138 @@ mod tests {
         // Programmatic calls without levels are an error, not a dialog.
         assert!(s.run("list.define", &json!({})).is_err());
     }
+
+    /// Each body paragraph's number as laid out (`None`: no number), and its style.
+    fn numbered(s: &mut Session) -> Vec<(Option<String>, String)> {
+        let l = s.layout();
+        let labels: Vec<Option<String>> = l
+            .pages
+            .iter()
+            .flat_map(|p| &p.items)
+            .filter_map(|i| if let Placed::Lines { para, l0: 0, .. } = i { Some(para.label.as_ref().map(|lb| lb.text.clone())) } else { None })
+            .collect();
+        let styles = s.doc.body.iter().filter_map(|b| b.as_para()).map(|p| p.props.style.clone().unwrap_or_else(|| "Normal".into()));
+        labels.into_iter().zip(styles).collect()
+    }
+
+    fn n(label: Option<&str>, style: &str) -> (Option<String>, String) {
+        (label.map(str::to_string), style.to_string())
+    }
+
+    /// Paragraphs "One" (Heading 1), "Two" (Heading 2), "Three" (`third`), the caret in "One".
+    fn headings(third: &str) -> Session {
+        let mut s = Session::new(Document::new());
+        for (i, (t, st)) in [("One", "Heading1"), ("Two", "Heading2"), ("Three", third)].iter().enumerate() {
+            if i > 0 {
+                s.run("text.newParagraph", &json!({})).unwrap();
+            }
+            s.run("text.insert", &json!({"text": t})).unwrap();
+            s.run("para.style", &json!({"style": st})).unwrap();
+        }
+        s.sel = crate::Selection::caret(wordcraft_doc::Pos::body(0, 0));
+        s
+    }
+
+    /// #1793: the Multilevel List gallery's heading presets number headings through their styles
+    /// (Word: One=1, Two=1.1, Three=2), keep the styles, and survive a save to .docx and back.
+    #[test]
+    fn a_heading_preset_numbers_headings_and_keeps_their_styles() {
+        let mut s = headings("Heading1");
+        s.run("list.multilevelPreset", &json!({"preset": "headings"})).unwrap();
+        let want = [n(Some("1"), "Heading1"), n(Some("1.1"), "Heading2"), n(Some("2"), "Heading1")];
+        assert_eq!(numbered(&mut s), want);
+        // The number comes from the style, so a heading added later is numbered too.
+        let h2 = s.doc.styles.get("Heading2").and_then(|st| st.para.numbering).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(h2.level, 1);
+        let back = wordcraft_docx::read(&wordcraft_docx::write(&s.doc).unwrap()).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(back.styles.get("Heading2").and_then(|st| st.para.numbering).map(|x| x.level), Some(1), "numPr on the style");
+        let mut b = Session::new(back);
+        assert_eq!(numbered(&mut b), want);
+    }
+
+    /// #1793: the other heading presets of Word's List Library, level by level.
+    #[test]
+    fn every_heading_preset_numbers_three_heading_levels() {
+        for (preset, want) in [
+            ("headings", [Some("1"), Some("1.1"), Some("1.1.1")]),
+            ("article", [Some("Article I."), Some("Section 1.01"), Some("(a)")]),
+            ("outlineHeadings", [Some("I."), Some("A."), Some("1.")]),
+            ("chapter", [Some("Chapter 1"), None, None]),
+        ] {
+            let mut s = headings("Heading3");
+            s.run("list.multilevelPreset", &json!({"preset": preset})).unwrap();
+            let got: Vec<Option<String>> = numbered(&mut s).into_iter().map(|x| x.0).collect();
+            assert_eq!(got, want.map(|x| x.map(str::to_string)), "{preset}");
+        }
+        let mut s = headings("Heading3");
+        assert!(s.run("list.multilevelPreset", &json!({"preset": "nope"})).is_err());
+        assert!(s.run("list.multilevelPreset", &json!({})).is_err());
+    }
+
+    /// Paragraphs (text, style id), the selection from paragraph `from` to the end of `to`.
+    fn doc(paras: &[(&str, &str)], from: usize, to: usize) -> Session {
+        let mut s = Session::new(Document::new());
+        for (i, (t, st)) in paras.iter().enumerate() {
+            if i > 0 {
+                s.run("text.newParagraph", &json!({})).unwrap();
+            }
+            s.run("text.insert", &json!({"text": t})).unwrap();
+            s.run("para.style", &json!({"style": st})).unwrap();
+        }
+        let end = paras.get(to).map_or(0, |p| p.0.len());
+        s.sel = crate::Selection { anchor: wordcraft_doc::Pos::body(from, 0), focus: wordcraft_doc::Pos::body(to, end) };
+        s
+    }
+
+    /// #1793 (Word for Mac 16.113.4, 2026-10-16): with a caret or a selection, a heading preset
+    /// leaves paragraphs already in a Heading style at their own style and level; every other
+    /// selected paragraph (Normal, Quote, Title…) becomes Heading 1.
+    #[test]
+    fn a_heading_preset_keeps_headings_and_makes_other_paragraphs_heading_1() {
+        let (h1, h2, h3) = ("Heading1", "Heading2", "Heading3");
+        let cases: Vec<(Vec<(&str, &str)>, usize, usize, Vec<(Option<&str>, &str)>)> = vec![
+            // All selected.
+            (vec![("One", h1), ("Two", h2), ("Three", h3)], 0, 2, vec![(Some("1"), h1), (Some("1.1"), h2), (Some("1.1.1"), h3)]),
+            // No Heading 1 above.
+            (vec![("Two", h2), ("Three", h3)], 0, 1, vec![(Some("1.1"), h2), (Some("1.1.1"), h3)]),
+            (vec![("Body", "Normal"), ("Three", h3)], 0, 1, vec![(Some("1"), h1), (Some("1.1.1"), h3)]),
+            (vec![("One", h1), ("Body", "Normal"), ("Two", h2)], 0, 2, vec![(Some("1"), h1), (Some("2"), h1), (Some("2.1"), h2)]),
+            (vec![("One", h1), ("Two", h2), ("Body", "Normal")], 0, 2, vec![(Some("1"), h1), (Some("1.1"), h2), (Some("2"), h1)]),
+            // The caret in Two.
+            (vec![("One", h1), ("Two", h2), ("Three", h3)], 1, 1, vec![(Some("1"), h1), (Some("1.1"), h2), (Some("1.1.1"), h3)]),
+            (vec![("Quote", "Quote"), ("Two", h2)], 0, 1, vec![(Some("1"), h1), (Some("1.1"), h2)]),
+            (vec![("Title", "Title")], 0, 0, vec![(Some("1"), h1)]),
+            // Body text after the selection stays unnumbered.
+            (vec![("One", h1), ("After", "Normal")], 0, 0, vec![(Some("1"), h1), (None, "Normal")]),
+        ];
+        for (paras, from, to, want) in cases {
+            let mut s = doc(&paras, from, to);
+            s.run("list.multilevelPreset", &json!({"preset": "headings"})).unwrap();
+            let want: Vec<_> = want.into_iter().map(|(l, st)| n(l, st)).collect();
+            assert_eq!(numbered(&mut s), want, "{paras:?} {from}..={to}");
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// #1793 (Word for Mac): the caret alone in a Normal paragraph makes it Heading 1 numbered 1.
+    #[test]
+    fn a_heading_preset_on_a_lone_normal_paragraph_makes_it_heading_1() {
+        let mut s = doc(&[("Body", "Normal")], 0, 0);
+        s.sel = crate::Selection::caret(wordcraft_doc::Pos::body(0, 2));
+        s.run("list.multilevelPreset", &json!({"preset": "headings"})).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(numbered(&mut s), [n(Some("1"), "Heading1")]);
+    }
+
+    /// #1793: one Undo takes the preset back: paragraph styles and the heading styles' numbers.
+    #[test]
+    fn undo_takes_a_heading_preset_back_in_one_step() {
+        let mut s = doc(&[("Body", "Normal"), ("Two", "Heading2")], 0, 1);
+        let before = numbered(&mut s);
+        s.run("list.multilevelPreset", &json!({"preset": "headings"})).unwrap();
+        assert_ne!(numbered(&mut s), before);
+        s.run("edit.undo", &json!({})).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(numbered(&mut s), before);
+        for n in 1..=9 {
+            assert_eq!(s.doc.styles.get(&format!("Heading{n}")).and_then(|st| st.para.numbering), None, "Heading{n}");
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/cmd/para.rs b/crates/engine/src/cmd/para.rs
index b20edbef3..2de476925 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/cmd/para.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/cmd/para.rs
@@ -465,10 +465,13 @@ fn apply_style(s: &mut Session, v: &Value) -> CmdResult {
         return super::format::apply(s, &|c| c.style = Some(id.clone()));
     }
     let (a, b) = s.sel.ordered();
+    // A style linked to a list level (a heading in a numbered-headings list) brings its number.
+    let numbered = s.doc.styles.resolve_para(&ParaProps { style: Some(id.clone()), ..Default::default() }).numbering.is_some();
     fmt(s, &|p| {
         p.style = Some(id.clone());
-        // Applying a heading or Normal removes direct list numbering (except list styles).
-        if (id.starts_with("Heading") || id == "Title" || id == "Normal") && p.numbering.is_some_and(|n| n.num != 0) {
+        // Applying a heading or Normal removes direct list numbering (except list styles); a
+        // numbered style's own number replaces any direct numbering, even numbering switched off.
+        if numbered || ((id.starts_with("Heading") || id == "Title" || id == "Normal") && p.numbering.is_some_and(|n| n.num != 0)) {
             p.numbering = None;
         }
     })?;
@@ -755,7 +758,7 @@ pub(crate) fn set_heading(s: &mut Session, story: wordcraft_doc::StoryRef, path:
 
 /// Make sure the built-in `Heading{n}` style (and its linked character style) is in the
 /// document, for files that didn't bring it.
-fn ensure_heading_style(s: &mut Session, n: u8) -> String {
+pub(crate) fn ensure_heading_style(s: &mut Session, n: u8) -> String {
     let id = format!("Heading{n}");
     if s.doc.styles.get(&id).is_none() {
         let builtin = wordcraft_doc::styles::StyleSheet::builtin();
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/cmd/text.rs b/crates/engine/src/cmd/text.rs
index 39dbd168f..10bc18d48 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/cmd/text.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/cmd/text.rs
@@ -171,7 +171,10 @@ fn list_autoformat(s: &mut Session) -> Result<bool, CmdError> {
     let len = para.len();
     para.delete(0, len)?;
     para.props.numbering = Some(NumRef { num, level: 0 });
-    para.props.style = Some("ListParagraph".into());
+    // A heading stays a heading (Word: "1. " in a Heading 1 gives a numbered Heading 1).
+    if para.props.style.as_deref().is_none_or(|st| st == "Normal") {
+        para.props.style = Some("ListParagraph".into());
+    }
     s.sel = Selection::caret(Pos { off: 0, ..f });
     Ok(true)
 }
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/tests_typing.rs b/crates/engine/src/tests_typing.rs
index 99da04e28..a30da9a1b 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/tests_typing.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/tests_typing.rs
@@ -1486,3 +1486,92 @@ fn an_overlong_word_is_not_added_as_an_exception() {
     run(&mut s, "edit.undo", json!({}));
     assert!(first_letter_list(&s).is_empty());
 }
+
+/// Each body paragraph's laid-out number (`None`: none) and its style.
+fn numbers(s: &mut Session) -> Vec<(Option<String>, String)> {
+    let l = s.layout();
+    let labels: Vec<Option<String>> = l
+        .pages
+        .iter()
+        .flat_map(|p| &p.items)
+        .filter_map(|i| {
+            if let wordcraft_layout::Placed::Lines { para, l0: 0, .. } = i { Some(para.label.as_ref().map(|lb| lb.text.clone())) } else { None }
+        })
+        .collect();
+    let styles = s.doc.body.iter().filter_map(|b| b.as_para()).map(|p| p.props.style.clone().unwrap_or_else(|| "Normal".into()));
+    labels.into_iter().zip(styles).collect()
+}
+
+fn num(label: Option<&str>, style: &str) -> (Option<String>, String) {
+    (label.map(str::to_string), style.to_string())
+}
+
+/// #1793 (Word for Mac, 2026-10-15): after the "1 / 1.1 / 1.1.1" heading list, a new Heading 2
+/// typed after "Three" is numbered 2.1 on its own; the body text after it stays unnumbered.
+#[test]
+fn a_new_heading_after_a_heading_linked_list_is_numbered() {
+    let mut s = s();
+    typ(&mut s, "One");
+    run(&mut s, "para.heading1", json!({}));
+    typ(&mut s, "\nTwo");
+    run(&mut s, "para.heading2", json!({}));
+    typ(&mut s, "\nThree");
+    run(&mut s, "para.heading1", json!({}));
+    // The caret in "Three" (a Heading 1, the list's first level).
+    run(&mut s, "list.multilevelPreset", json!({"preset": "headings"}));
+    run(&mut s, "caret.docEnd", json!({}));
+    typ(&mut s, "\n");
+    run(&mut s, "para.heading2", json!({}));
+    typ(&mut s, "Four\nBody");
+    assert_eq!(
+        numbers(&mut s),
+        [num(Some("1"), "Heading1"), num(Some("1.1"), "Heading2"), num(Some("2"), "Heading1"), num(Some("2.1"), "Heading2"), num(None, "Normal")]
+    );
+}
+
+/// #1793: plain Numbering on a Heading 1 numbers it "1." and keeps Heading 1 (Word: "1. One").
+#[test]
+fn numbering_a_heading_keeps_the_heading_style() {
+    let mut s = s();
+    typ(&mut s, "One");
+    run(&mut s, "para.heading1", json!({}));
+    run(&mut s, "para.numbering", json!({}));
+    assert_eq!(numbers(&mut s), [num(Some("1."), "Heading1")]);
+}
+
+/// #1793: applying a heading style that carries list numbering numbers the paragraph, even one
+/// whose numbering was switched off before.
+#[test]
+fn applying_a_numbered_heading_style_numbers_the_paragraph() {
+    let mut s = s();
+    typ(&mut s, "One");
+    run(&mut s, "para.heading1", json!({}));
+    run(&mut s, "list.multilevelPreset", json!({"preset": "headings"}));
+    typ(&mut s, "\nTwo");
+    run(&mut s, "para.numbering", json!({}));
+    run(&mut s, "para.numbering", json!({"off": true}));
+    assert_eq!(numbers(&mut s)[1].0, None);
+    run(&mut s, "para.heading2", json!({}));
+    assert_eq!(numbers(&mut s), [num(Some("1"), "Heading1"), num(Some("1.1"), "Heading2")]);
+}
+
+/// #1793: "1. " typed at the start of a heading numbers it and keeps the heading style; only
+/// body text becomes List Paragraph.
+#[test]
+fn typing_1_dot_in_a_heading_keeps_the_heading_style() {
+    let mut s = s();
+    run(&mut s, "para.heading1", json!({}));
+    typ(&mut s, "1. One\n");
+    run(&mut s, "para.normal", json!({}));
+    typ(&mut s, "1. Body");
+    assert_eq!(numbers(&mut s), [num(Some("1."), "Heading1"), num(Some("1."), "ListParagraph")]);
+    for (style, keys) in [("Heading2", "a) Part"), ("Subtitle", "1. Item")] {
+        let mut s = self::s();
+        run(&mut s, "para.style", json!({"style": style}));
+        typ(&mut s, keys);
+        let got = numbers(&mut s);
+        assert_eq!(got.len(), 1);
+        assert!(got[0].0.is_some(), "{style}: a list");
+        assert_eq!(got[0].1, style);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/bg.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/bg.tsv
index f68232f38..9047f9f15 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/bg.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/bg.tsv
@@ -515,6 +515,10 @@
 	More templates →	Още шаблони →
 	Move or Resize	Преместване или преоразмеряване
 	Multilevel List	Многостепенен списък
+	Multilevel List Library	Библиотека с многостепенни списъци
+	Article I.	Член I.
+	Chapter 1	Глава 1
+	Section 1.01	Раздел 1.01
 	Multiple Pages	Няколко страници
 	Name (A–Z)	Име (А–Я)
 	Name:	Име:
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/cs.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/cs.tsv
index 740f5a41a..21ae7e517 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/cs.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/cs.tsv
@@ -711,6 +711,10 @@
 	Move Past Citation	Přejít za citaci
 	Move Past\nCitation	Přejít za\ncitaci
 	Multilevel List	Víceúrovňový seznam
+	Multilevel List Library	Knihovna víceúrovňových seznamů
+	Article I.	Článek I.
+	Chapter 1	Kapitola 1
+	Section 1.01	Oddíl 1.01
 	Multiple Pages	Více stránek
 	Name (A–Z)	Jméno (A–Z)
 	Name of the file this document is saved as	Název souboru dokumentu
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/de.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/de.tsv
index 87baf70e8..f37087f73 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/de.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/de.tsv
@@ -511,6 +511,10 @@
 	Modify…	Ändern…
 	Move or Resize	Verschieben oder Größe ändern
 	Multilevel List	Mehrstufige Liste
+	Multilevel List Library	Bibliothek mehrstufiger Listen
+	Article I.	Artikel I.
+	Chapter 1	Kapitel 1
+	Section 1.01	Abschnitt 1.01
 	Multiple Pages	Mehrere Seiten
 	Name (A–Z)	Name (A–Z)
 	Name:	Name:
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/es.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/es.tsv
index 7156e4abd..329640b13 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/es.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/es.tsv
@@ -583,6 +583,10 @@
 	More templates →	Más plantillas →
 	Move or Resize	Mover o cambiar tamaño
 	Multilevel List	Lista multinivel
+	Multilevel List Library	Biblioteca de listas multinivel
+	Article I.	Artículo I.
+	Chapter 1	Capítulo 1
+	Section 1.01	Sección 1.01
 	Multiple Pages	Varias páginas
 	Name (A–Z)	Nombre (A–Z)
 	Name:	Nombre:
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/et.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/et.tsv
index 8c54632af..930099c0a 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/et.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/et.tsv
@@ -459,6 +459,10 @@
 	More templates →	Veel malle →
 	Move or Resize	Teisalda või muuda suurust
 	Multilevel List	Mitmetasemeline loend
+	Multilevel List Library	Mitmetasemeliste loendite teek
+	Article I.	Artikkel I.
+	Chapter 1	Peatükk 1
+	Section 1.01	Jaotis 1.01
 	Multiple Pages	Mitu lehte
 	Name (A–Z)	Nimi (A–Z)
 	Name:	Nimi:
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fr.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fr.tsv
index 532c5902f..85bcb8345 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fr.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fr.tsv
@@ -525,6 +525,10 @@
 	Modify…	Modifier…
 	Move or Resize	Déplacer ou redimensionner
 	Multilevel List	Liste à plusieurs niveaux
+	Multilevel List Library	Bibliothèque de listes à plusieurs niveaux
+	Article I.	Article I.
+	Chapter 1	Chapitre 1
+	Section 1.01	Section 1.01
 	Multiple Pages	Plusieurs pages
 	Name (A–Z)	Nom (A–Z)
 	Name:	Nom :
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hr.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hr.tsv
index fb73a4394..dbdfd641e 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hr.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hr.tsv
@@ -1365,6 +1365,10 @@ template	Letter	Pismo
 	Moved to	Premješteno u
 	Moves	Premještanja
 	Multilevel List	Višerazinski popis
+	Multilevel List Library	Biblioteka višerazinskih popisa
+	Article I.	Članak I.
+	Chapter 1	Poglavlje 1
+	Section 1.01	Odjeljak 1.01
 	Multiple Pages	Više stranica
 	Name	Naziv
 	Name (A–Z)	Naziv (A–Ž)
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hu.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hu.tsv
index 4a4b85164..7567e1b6c 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hu.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hu.tsv
@@ -440,6 +440,10 @@
 	Modify Style	Stílus módosítása
 	Modify…	Módosítás…
 	Multilevel List	Többszintű lista
+	Multilevel List Library	Többszintű listák tára
+	Article I.	I. cikk
+	Chapter 1	1. fejezet
+	Section 1.01	1.01. szakasz
 	Multiple Pages	Több oldal
 	Name (A–Z)	Név (A–Z)
 	Name:	Név:
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.tsv
index 3ca09c0fc..01b0c3c73 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.tsv
@@ -511,6 +511,10 @@
 	More templates →	Altri modelli →
 	Move or Resize	Sposta o ridimensiona
 	Multilevel List	Elenco a più livelli
+	Multilevel List Library	Raccolta elenchi a più livelli
+	Article I.	Articolo I.
+	Chapter 1	Capitolo 1
+	Section 1.01	Sezione 1.01
 	Multiple Pages	Più pagine
 	Name (A–Z)	Nome (A–Z)
 	Name:	Nome:
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.tsv
index 5b649c0b5..1692407ca 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.tsv
@@ -568,6 +568,10 @@
 	Modify…	変更…
 	Move or Resize	移動またはサイズ変更
 	Multilevel List	アウトライン
+	Multilevel List Library	アウトライン ライブラリ
+	Article I.	第 I 条
+	Chapter 1	第 1 章
+	Section 1.01	第 1.01 節
 	Multiple Pages	複数ページ
 	Name (A–Z)	名前（A–Z）
 	Name:	名前:
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ko.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ko.tsv
index ac3bca891..d8de36366 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ko.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ko.tsv
@@ -562,6 +562,10 @@
 	Modify…	수정…
 	Move or Resize	이동 또는 크기 조정
 	Multilevel List	다단계 목록
+	Multilevel List Library	다단계 목록 라이브러리
+	Article I.	제 I 조
+	Chapter 1	제 1 장
+	Section 1.01	제 1.01 절
 	Multiple Pages	여러 페이지
 	Name (A–Z)	이름순(A–Z)
 	Name:	이름:
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pl.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pl.tsv
index 7fc07fbc0..d416d6994 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pl.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pl.tsv
@@ -431,6 +431,10 @@
 	More templates →	Więcej szablonów →
 	Move or Resize	Przenieś lub zmień rozmiar
 	Multilevel List	Lista wielopoziomowa
+	Multilevel List Library	Biblioteka list wielopoziomowych
+	Article I.	Artykuł I.
+	Chapter 1	Rozdział 1
+	Section 1.01	Sekcja 1.01
 	Multiple Pages	Wiele stron
 	Name (A–Z)	Nazwa (A–Z)
 	Name:	Nazwa:
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt-br.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt-br.tsv
index 4ab9294fb..d40fa3bb0 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt-br.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt-br.tsv
@@ -569,6 +569,10 @@
 	Modify…	Modificar…
 	Move or Resize	Mover ou redimensionar
 	Multilevel List	Lista de vários níveis
+	Multilevel List Library	Biblioteca de listas de vários níveis
+	Article I.	Artigo I.
+	Chapter 1	Capítulo 1
+	Section 1.01	Seção 1.01
 	Multiple Pages	Várias páginas
 	Name (A–Z)	Nome (A–Z)
 	Name:	Nome:
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ru.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ru.tsv
index b549ff6fb..50500425f 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ru.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ru.tsv
@@ -442,6 +442,10 @@
 	Modify Style	Изменить стиль
 	Modify…	Изменить…
 	Multilevel List	Многоуровневый список
+	Multilevel List Library	Библиотека многоуровневых списков
+	Article I.	Статья I.
+	Chapter 1	Глава 1
+	Section 1.01	Раздел 1.01
 	Multiple Pages	Несколько страниц
 	Name (A–Z)	Имя (А–Я)
 	Name:	Имя:
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sr-latn.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sr-latn.tsv
index 64654587b..e80d2e36d 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sr-latn.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sr-latn.tsv
@@ -616,6 +616,10 @@
 	Modify…	Izmeni…
 	Move or Resize	Pomeri ili promeni veličinu
 	Multilevel List	Višenivoska lista
+	Multilevel List Library	Biblioteka višenivoskih lista
+	Article I.	Član I.
+	Chapter 1	Poglavlje 1
+	Section 1.01	Odeljak 1.01
 	Multiple Pages	Više strana
 	Name (A–Z)	Naziv (A–Š)
 	Name:	Naziv:
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sr.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sr.tsv
index e2aec0016..2111d1ebc 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sr.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sr.tsv
@@ -620,6 +620,10 @@
 	Modify…	Измени…
 	Move or Resize	Помери или промени величину
 	Multilevel List	Вишенивоска листа
+	Multilevel List Library	Библиотека вишенивоских листа
+	Article I.	Члан I.
+	Chapter 1	Поглавље 1
+	Section 1.01	Одељак 1.01
 	Multiple Pages	Више страна
 	Name (A–Z)	Назив (А–Ш)
 	Name:	Назив:
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sv.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sv.tsv
index adedea7f6..0ed9b6695 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sv.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sv.tsv
@@ -574,6 +574,10 @@
 	More templates →	Fler mallar →
 	Move or Resize	Flytta eller ändra storlek
 	Multilevel List	Lista med flera nivåer
+	Multilevel List Library	Bibliotek med listor med flera nivåer
+	Article I.	Artikel I.
+	Chapter 1	Kapitel 1
+	Section 1.01	Avsnitt 1.01
 	Multiple Pages	Flera sidor
 	Name (A–Z)	Namn (A–Ö)
 	Name:	Namn:
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/tr.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/tr.tsv
index 85de2ce6a..1ae4d1fa4 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/tr.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/tr.tsv
@@ -440,6 +440,10 @@
 	Modify Style	Stili Değiştir
 	Modify…	Değiştir…
 	Multilevel List	Çok Düzeyli Liste
+	Multilevel List Library	Çok Düzeyli Liste Kitaplığı
+	Article I.	Madde I.
+	Chapter 1	Bölüm 1
+	Section 1.01	Kısım 1.01
 	Multiple Pages	Birden Çok Sayfa
 	Name (A–Z)	Ad (A–Z)
 	Name:	Ad:
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.tsv
index 33676227d..a29fd94be 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.tsv
@@ -583,6 +583,10 @@
 	Modify…	Змінити…
 	Move or Resize	Перемістити або змінити розмір
 	Multilevel List	Багаторівневий список
+	Multilevel List Library	Бібліотека багаторівневих списків
+	Article I.	Стаття I.
+	Chapter 1	Глава 1
+	Section 1.01	Розділ 1.01
 	Multiple Pages	Кілька сторінок
 	Name (A–Z)	Назва (А–Я)
 	Name:	Назва:
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/vi.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/vi.tsv
index 9f024b434..efdfe9229 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/vi.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/vi.tsv
@@ -507,6 +507,10 @@
 	More templates →	Xem thêm mẫu →
 	Move or Resize	Di chuyển hoặc đổi kích thước
 	Multilevel List	Danh sách đa cấp
+	Multilevel List Library	Thư viện danh sách đa cấp
+	Article I.	Điều I.
+	Chapter 1	Chương 1
+	Section 1.01	Mục 1.01
 	Multiple Pages	Nhiều trang
 	Name (A–Z)	Tên (A–Z)
 	Name:	Tên:
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hans.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hans.tsv
index adf421d6b..217e48fbd 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hans.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hans.tsv
@@ -580,6 +580,10 @@
 	Modify…	修改…
 	Move or Resize	移动或调整大小
 	Multilevel List	多级列表
+	Multilevel List Library	多级列表库
+	Article I.	第 I 条
+	Chapter 1	第 1 章
+	Section 1.01	第 1.01 节
 	Multiple Pages	多页
 	Name (A–Z)	名称（A–Z）
 	Name:	名称：
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hant.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hant.tsv
index 4489c5119..367e29907 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hant.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hant.tsv
@@ -569,6 +569,10 @@
 	Modify…	修改…
 	Move or Resize	移動或調整大小
 	Multilevel List	多層次清單
+	Multilevel List Library	多層次清單庫
+	Article I.	第 I 條
+	Chapter 1	第 1 章
+	Section 1.01	第 1.01 節
 	Multiple Pages	多頁
 	Name (A–Z)	名稱（A–Z）
 	Name:	名稱：
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/ribbon.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/ribbon.rs
index 088378a5d..cd7083309 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/ribbon.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/ribbon.rs
@@ -1081,6 +1081,23 @@ fn home(app: &mut WordApp, ui: &mut Ui) {
                     mi(ui, app, "1. 1.1. 1.1.1.", "para.multilevel", json!({"kind": "legal"}));
                     mi(ui, app, "I. A. 1. a.", "para.multilevel", json!({"kind": "outline"}));
                     ui.separator();
+                    // Lists linked to the heading styles: the headings carry the numbers. Each item
+                    // reads as its first three levels, number then (translated) style name.
+                    for (numbers, k) in [
+                        (["1", "1.1", "1.1.1"], "headings"),
+                        (["Article I.", "Section 1.01", "(a)"], "article"),
+                        (["I.", "A.", "1."], "outlineHeadings"),
+                        (["Chapter 1", "", ""], "chapter"),
+                    ] {
+                        let text = numbers
+                            .iter()
+                            .zip(["Heading 1", "Heading 2", "Heading 3"])
+                            .map(|(n, h)| if n.is_empty() { tl!(h).to_string() } else { format!("{} {}", tl!(n), tl!(h)) })
+                            .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+                            .join(" / ");
+                        mi_text(ui, app, &text, "list.multilevelPreset", json!({"preset": k}));
+                    }
+                    ui.separator();
                     mi(ui, app, "Define New Multilevel List…", "list.define", json!({}));
                     ui.separator();
                     for lv in 0..5u64 {
diff --git a/docs/gaps.md b/docs/gaps.md
index 17b17cd7d..48a9e88d1 100644
--- a/docs/gaps.md
+++ b/docs/gaps.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Where WordCraft falls short of Word
 
-> **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-10 · **Last updated:** 2026-10-18 · **Change:** trivial (legacy outline, shadow, emboss and imprint text effects drawn, #2534; previously trivial: #8 narrowed: Indonesian proofing from the installed Hunspell dictionary, #498; previously trivial: glossary/building blocks closed; previously trivial: Split Cells and Convert Text to Table follow the Word check, #2592; previously trivial: Language dialog keeps inherited proofing language and no-proof choices (#2717); previously trivial: #29: a copied equation also goes in the MathML clipboard formats, #1297; previously trivial: VML freeforms read and kept on save; previously trivial: consistent preferred cell widths; previously trivial: multi-paragraph field instructions no longer add blank lines; previously trivial: page-break-only list paragraphs hide their labels; previously trivial: floating-table overlap ignores empty line-break lines; previously trivial: copies keep their formatting on the clipboard as HTML, #1523; previously trivial: sample-text formulas on Enter, #1067; previously trivial: #29: copied equations as MathML, OMML open as #1297, #816; previously trivial: the Font list no longer keeps every previewed font in memory, #848; previously trivial: table column and row markers on the rulers, #700; previously trivial: table borders and the resize handle drag on the page, #217; previously trivial: formatting revisions landed, #41; previously trivial: Draw Table and Eraser landed, #303; previously minor: beta distance restated: ~15 points, ~150–230 h; previously: first version; every known shortfall from the 2026-10-10 re-measure, ranked) · **Target:** Microsoft Word (Microsoft 365) for Mac 16.113.4
+> **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-10 · **Last updated:** 2026-10-18 · **Change:** trivial (numbered headings, #1793; previously trivial: legacy outline, shadow, emboss and imprint text effects drawn, #2534; previously trivial: #8 narrowed: Indonesian proofing from the installed Hunspell dictionary, #498; previously trivial: glossary/building blocks closed; previously trivial: Split Cells and Convert Text to Table follow the Word check, #2592; previously trivial: Language dialog keeps inherited proofing language and no-proof choices (#2717); previously trivial: #29: a copied equation also goes in the MathML clipboard formats, #1297; previously trivial: VML freeforms read and kept on save; previously trivial: consistent preferred cell widths; previously trivial: multi-paragraph field instructions no longer add blank lines; previously trivial: page-break-only list paragraphs hide their labels; previously trivial: floating-table overlap ignores empty line-break lines; previously trivial: copies keep their formatting on the clipboard as HTML, #1523; previously trivial: sample-text formulas on Enter, #1067; previously trivial: #29: copied equations as MathML, OMML open as #1297, #816; previously trivial: the Font list no longer keeps every previewed font in memory, #848; previously trivial: table column and row markers on the rulers, #700; previously trivial: table borders and the resize handle drag on the page, #217; previously trivial: formatting revisions landed, #41; previously trivial: Draw Table and Eraser landed, #303; previously minor: beta distance restated: ~15 points, ~150–230 h; previously: first version; every known shortfall from the 2026-10-10 re-measure, ranked) · **Target:** Microsoft Word (Microsoft 365) for Mac 16.113.4
 
 > **Printing update:** 2026-10-12 · direct desktop printing through craft-print; details below.
 
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ The Language dialog reads effective character formatting, including document def
 | 2026-10-16 | trivial | #7: Split Cells and Convert Text to Table dialogs (#2592), 58 modal dialogs (matches ui-parity.md) |
 | 2026-10-16 | trivial | #8 narrowed: Indonesian proofing (id-ID spelling from the installed Hunspell dictionary, generic checks, #498) |
 | 2026-10-16 | trivial | Legacy outline, shadow, emboss and imprint text effects drawn (#2534) |
+| 2026-10-15 | trivial | Numbered headings (#1793): heading-linked Multilevel List presets; numbering keeps heading styles. Not a ranked gap; style gallery previews without numbers remain |
 | 2026-10-14 | trivial | Row table border exceptions fixed; other row table exceptions remain unsupported |
 | 2026-10-12 | minor | Czech proofing review: short-word splits rank after deletion, NOSUGGEST excludes suggestions while accepting typed forms, affix comments apply only to headers, ratios keep spaces and repeated-word messages use Czech quotes; synthetic engine end-to-end and latency checks |
 | 2026-10-12 | minor | Czech spelling from the installed Hunspell dictionary, runtime-table suggestions and generic checks; Czech interface writes cs-CZ documents; no Czech hyphenation patterns bundled; estimates unchanged |
diff --git a/docs/parity-checklist.md b/docs/parity-checklist.md
index 0f22c6d71..8a9375bcc 100644
--- a/docs/parity-checklist.md
+++ b/docs/parity-checklist.md
@@ -2,20 +2,20 @@
 
 Generated by `cargo xtask parity` (`wordcraft-cli parity --markdown`): the word-processor feature catalog (`crates/engine/src/catalog.rs`) compared with the live command registry.
 
-**487 of 502 catalog features have commands (97.0%).**
+**490 of 505 catalog features have commands (97.0%).**
 
 | Tab | Live | Total |
 |---|---|---|
 | File | 22 | 22 |
 | Quick Access | 5 | 5 |
 | Title Bar | 1 | 1 |
-| Home | 102 | 103 |
+| Home | 103 | 104 |
 | Insert | 47 | 53 |
 | Draw | 10 | 11 |
 | Design | 10 | 10 |
 | Layout | 22 | 22 |
 | References | 25 | 25 |
-| Mailings | 17 | 17 |
+| Mailings | 19 | 19 |
 | Review | 29 | 31 |
 | View | 25 | 29 |
 | Developer | 11 | 11 |
diff --git a/docs/typing-parity.md b/docs/typing-parity.md
index 4f53c5c37..593d35d80 100644
--- a/docs/typing-parity.md
+++ b/docs/typing-parity.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Typing parity with Word
 
-> **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-11 · **Last updated:** 2026-10-18 · **Change:** trivial (reversing an automatic capital adds an exception, #1857; previously trivial: smart quotes open after guillemets and low quotes and nest; previously trivial: Enter on an empty list item numbered by its paragraph style moves it up a level, #2143; previously trivial: Backspace after a section break and Delete before it remove the break, also on the last paragraph, #2127; previously trivial: a table inserted in right-to-left text is right to left, so Tab moves left, #2634; previously trivial: Shift+Delete cuts the selection on every platform, #1669; previously trivial: Select All then Delete removes a table the document starts with, #1198; previously trivial: Alt+numpad character codes, #961; previously trivial: Down and Up from a line start beside a table go into it, #1007; previously trivial: sample-text formulas on Enter, #1067; previously trivial: Track Changes: Accept All after a tracked delete from a paragraph end keeps the next paragraph; Reject All after typing into an empty paragraph keeps it (#864); previously minor: Correct TWo INitial CApitals, cAPS LOCK and table-cell capitals, #544; previously trivial: complex-script caret and Backspace, #604; Move Paragraph Up/Down, Promote/Demote, Go Back and Alt+X keys, #343) · **Target:** Microsoft Word (Microsoft 365) for Mac 16.113.4
+> **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-11 · **Last updated:** 2026-10-18 · **Change:** trivial (a heading-list preset keeps Heading styles and makes other paragraphs Heading 1, as in Word, #1793; previously trivial: numbered headings: a heading-linked Multilevel List numbers new headings by their style; numbering keeps a heading a heading, #1793; previously trivial: reversing an automatic capital adds an exception, #1857; previously trivial: smart quotes open after guillemets and low quotes and nest; previously trivial: Enter on an empty list item numbered by its paragraph style moves it up a level, #2143; previously trivial: Backspace after a section break and Delete before it remove the break, also on the last paragraph, #2127; previously trivial: a table inserted in right-to-left text is right to left, so Tab moves left, #2634; previously trivial: Shift+Delete cuts the selection on every platform, #1669; previously trivial: Select All then Delete removes a table the document starts with, #1198; previously trivial: Alt+numpad character codes, #961; previously trivial: Down and Up from a line start beside a table go into it, #1007; previously trivial: sample-text formulas on Enter, #1067; previously trivial: Track Changes: Accept All after a tracked delete from a paragraph end keeps the next paragraph; Reject All after typing into an empty paragraph keeps it (#864); previously minor: Correct TWo INitial CApitals, cAPS LOCK and table-cell capitals, #544; previously trivial: complex-script caret and Backspace, #604; Move Paragraph Up/Down, Promote/Demote, Go Back and Alt+X keys, #343) · **Target:** Microsoft Word (Microsoft 365) for Mac 16.113.4
 
 What Word does when you type, observed black-box (same keystrokes typed into Word and
 WordCraft, results read back paragraph by paragraph) and pinned by tests in
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ formatting use the existing editing primitives. Tests: `sample_text_formulas_exp
 | `* ` `- ` `1. ` `1) ` `a. ` `a) ` `A. ` `i. ` `I. ` + text | bullet, dash bullet, 1. 1) a. a) A. i. I. lists | `list_autoformat_triggers` |
 | `> ` `-> ` `=> ` + text | bulleted list with an arrow bullet (➢ ➔ ⇨; Word takes them from a symbol font, we use the Unicode arrows) ¹ | `arrow_bullets` |
 | `1. ` after other text | a new list restarting at 1 (never continues an earlier list) | `typing_1_dot_starts_numbering_again` |
+| Heading 1 `One`, Heading 2 `Two`, Heading 1 `Three`, the caret in `Three`, Multilevel List › the "1 / 1.1 / 1.1.1" heading list, then at the end Enter, Heading 2, `Four` Enter `Body` | One = 1, Two = 1.1, Three = 2, styles kept; the new Heading 2 is numbered 2.1 by itself (the heading styles carry the list); `Body` (Normal) stays unnumbered | `a_new_heading_after_a_heading_linked_list_is_numbered` |
+| Numbering on a Heading 1 | "1. One", still Heading 1 | `numbering_a_heading_keeps_the_heading_style` |
+| The "1 / 1.1 / 1.1.1" heading list with a caret or a selection | paragraphs already in a Heading style keep their style and level; every other paragraph style (Normal, Quote, Title…) becomes Heading 1. One H1 / Body / Two H2 → 1, Body H1 "2", Two H2 "2.1"; Two H2 + Three H3 with no Heading 1 above → 1.1, 1.1.1; caret in a Heading 2 → stays Heading 2 "1.1"; Normal alone → Heading 1 "1" (checked in Word for Mac, 2026-10-16) | `a_heading_preset_keeps_headings_and_makes_other_paragraphs_heading_1`, `a_heading_preset_on_a_lone_normal_paragraph_makes_it_heading_1` |
+| Undo after a heading list | one step: paragraph styles and the heading styles' numbers come back | `undo_takes_a_heading_preset_back_in_one_step` |
+| A paragraph whose numbering was switched off, then Heading 2 from a heading-linked list | numbered (1.1) by the style | `applying_a_numbered_heading_style_numbers_the_paragraph` |
+| `1. ` typed in a Heading 1 (also `a) ` in a Heading 2, `1. ` in a Subtitle) | numbered, the style kept; only body text becomes List Paragraph (checked in Word for Mac, 2026-10-15) | `typing_1_dot_in_a_heading_keeps_the_heading_style` |
 | ⌘Z right after an AutoFormat | undoes only the AutoFormat (`* ` comes back as text) | `undo_right_after_autoformat_undoes_only_the_autoformat` |
 
 ## Undo
@@ -230,6 +236,9 @@ Word.
 | 2026-10-15 | trivial | Enter on an empty nested list item whose numbering comes from its paragraph style (List Number 2) moves it up a level instead of adding another item (#2143) |
 | 2026-10-18 | trivial | Smart quotes open after `«` `‹` `„` `‚` and after the other kind of opening quote, so nested quotes curl correctly |
 | 2026-10-15 | minor | AutoCorrect: undoing the capital's own step (or backspacing it and retyping) adds an exception; "Automatically add words to list" switches (#1857) |
+| 2026-10-16 | trivial | #1793: a heading-list preset keeps paragraphs already in a Heading style at their level and makes other paragraphs Heading 1 (rechecked in Word for Mac); undo test |
+| 2026-10-16 | trivial | #1793: a heading-linked Multilevel List preset makes every selected paragraph its first level (Heading 1), checked in Word for Mac; `1. ` in a heading checked in Word; a single Heading 2 becoming Heading 1 is unchecked |
+| 2026-10-15 | trivial | Numbered headings (#1793): a heading-linked Multilevel List numbers headings through their styles, so a new Heading 2 after the list is numbered by itself; Numbering and `1. ` keep a heading a heading; applying a numbered heading style numbers the paragraph |
 | 2026-10-14 | trivial | Shift+Delete cuts the selection, and does nothing without one, on macOS and Linux too, as in Word for Windows (#1669); Shift+Backspace already erased (#707) |
 | 2026-10-13 | trivial | Select All then Delete or Backspace removes a table the document starts with (#1198) |
 | 2026-10-12 | trivial | Editing keys: Down and Up from the start of a line beside a table go into it instead of skipping it (#1007) |
diff --git a/docs/ui-parity.md b/docs/ui-parity.md
index 192beeb86..290d77212 100644
--- a/docs/ui-parity.md
+++ b/docs/ui-parity.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # UI parity with Microsoft Word
 
-> **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-10 · **Last updated:** 2026-10-18 · **Change:** trivial (Navigation Find exposes Results, #2096; previously trivial: the tab strip never draws tabs over Comments / Editing / Share, #2026; previously trivial: Columns on selected text, #2024; previously trivial: Different First Page headers reachable from page 1, #2826; previously trivial: a copied equation also goes in the clipboard's MathML formats, #1297; previously trivial: Read Mode keeps the keyboard, shows whole columns and keeps text clear of the page-turn bar, #1772); previously trivial: font list entries of tall-ascent fonts sit in their row, not cut off, #2570); previously trivial: Split Cells and Convert Text to Table dialogs follow Word's merged-cell limits and Initial column width, #2592; previously trivial: a new source's Tag is made like Word's, three letters of the author and two digits of the year with a number added when taken, and an edit keeps the Tag, #2094; previously trivial: Web Layout text fills the window width, #1876; previously trivial: Language dialog keeps inherited proofing language and no-proof choices (#2717)); previously trivial: comment balloons readable in the dark theme, #2045; previously trivial: Recently Used Fonts section at the top of the font list, #2068; previously trivial: web preferences kept between visits, #2132; previously trivial: dialog close control: a Windows-style box at the title bar's right end, the whole box clickable, red on hover, #1885); previously trivial (Modify Table Style formats every table style part, #714); previously trivial: a click on the ribbon chrome hands the keyboard to the page in the same frame, #1093 follow-up; previously trivial: Page Setup vertical alignment, #1320; previously trivial: the app opens on the Home tab every launch, as in Word; previously trivial: no document behind the Start screen, #1129; previously trivial: equation pictures share a few textures, #1002; previously trivial: selection bar in the left margin, #856; previously trivial: table column and row markers on the rulers, #700; previously trivial: table borders and the resize handle drag on the page, #217; previously major: first version; ribbon, dialogs, shortcuts and on-canvas interaction measured from `crates/ui-egui` and the command registry) · **Target:** Microsoft Word (Microsoft 365) for Mac 16.113.4
+> **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-10 · **Last updated:** 2026-10-18 · **Change:** trivial (numbered headings, #1793; previously trivial: Navigation Find exposes Results, #2096; previously trivial: the tab strip never draws tabs over Comments / Editing / Share, #2026; previously trivial: Columns on selected text, #2024; previously trivial: Different First Page headers reachable from page 1, #2826; previously trivial: a copied equation also goes in the clipboard's MathML formats, #1297; previously trivial: Read Mode keeps the keyboard, shows whole columns and keeps text clear of the page-turn bar, #1772); previously trivial: font list entries of tall-ascent fonts sit in their row, not cut off, #2570); previously trivial: Split Cells and Convert Text to Table dialogs follow Word's merged-cell limits and Initial column width, #2592; previously trivial: a new source's Tag is made like Word's, three letters of the author and two digits of the year with a number added when taken, and an edit keeps the Tag, #2094; previously trivial: Web Layout text fills the window width, #1876; previously trivial: Language dialog keeps inherited proofing language and no-proof choices (#2717)); previously trivial: comment balloons readable in the dark theme, #2045; previously trivial: Recently Used Fonts section at the top of the font list, #2068; previously trivial: web preferences kept between visits, #2132; previously trivial: dialog close control: a Windows-style box at the title bar's right end, the whole box clickable, red on hover, #1885); previously trivial (Modify Table Style formats every table style part, #714); previously trivial: a click on the ribbon chrome hands the keyboard to the page in the same frame, #1093 follow-up; previously trivial: Page Setup vertical alignment, #1320; previously trivial: the app opens on the Home tab every launch, as in Word; previously trivial: no document behind the Start screen, #1129; previously trivial: equation pictures share a few textures, #1002; previously trivial: selection bar in the left margin, #856; previously trivial: table column and row markers on the rulers, #700; previously trivial: table borders and the resize handle drag on the page, #217; previously major: first version; ribbon, dialogs, shortcuts and on-canvas interaction measured from `crates/ui-egui` and the command registry) · **Target:** Microsoft Word (Microsoft 365) for Mac 16.113.4
 
 How WordCraft looks and feels next to Word: ribbon, dialogs, panes, keyboard, mouse and touch.
 Typing behaviour has its own checklist ([`typing-parity.md`](typing-parity.md)). All assets are our
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ Find selects the Results tab, including when it prefills selected text. Editing
 | 2026-10-15 | trivial | Layout › Columns works on the selected text, as in Word: section breaks around it, the rest of the document unchanged; More Columns… adds "Selected text" to Apply to and picks it when text is selected (#2024) |
 | 2026-10-15 | trivial | Navigation Find and query edits expose Results (#2096) |
 | 2026-10-15 | trivial | AutoCorrect Options › Exceptions: "Automatically add words to list" switches for First Letter and INitial CAps (#1857) |
+| 2026-10-16 | trivial | Multilevel List heading presets: every selected paragraph takes the first level (Heading 1), as Word for Mac does; headings outside the selection keep their styles and levels (#1793) |
+| 2026-10-16 | trivial | Multilevel List heading presets: selected paragraphs already in a Heading style keep their style and level, every other selected paragraph becomes Heading 1, as Word for Mac does (#1793) |
+| 2026-10-15 | trivial | Multilevel List gallery: four lists linked to Heading 1–9 (1 / 1.1 / 1.1.1; Article I. / Section 1.01 / (a); I. / A. / 1.; Chapter 1), `list.multilevelPreset`; headings keep their styles and new headings are numbered (#1793). Style gallery previews don't show the numbers yet |
 | 2026-10-13 | trivial | New/Modify Table Style: No Border on a part that inherits its lines hides them; emptying the font box makes the part's font inherited again (#1288) |
 | 2026-10-14 | trivial | Tab stops edited on the ruler: corner kind selector, click to set, drag to move or off to clear, per-kind markers mirrored for RTL; each gesture one `para.tabs` call and one undo step; Rulers 85% → 90% |
 | 2026-10-12 | trivial | Tables on the page: one selected cell (Select Cell, or a click along its left edge) is a cell selection when its border is dragged: the border moves in its row only (#962) |