Have you tried applying the I, A, 1 scheme from the multilevel list dialog?
By default, this is linked to the built-in heading styles.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
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Words into Type
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"Hank" wrote in message
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In Windows Word 2007, in "out line view," I constructed an outline. I'm
unable to add a typical out line number scheme, such as

I
A
B
II
A
B
C

Thanks much