- Open the document whose numbering you want to convert. (You may want to open a copy of the document so that you don't mess up the original document.)
- Press Alt+F11. Word displays the VBA Editor.
- Press Ctrl+G. This opens the Immediate window.
- Type the following in the Immediate window:
ActiveDocument.Range.ListFormat.ConvertNumbersToText - Press Enter.
- Close VBA Editor.