InDesign How-to: Restart Numbering in a List
Make your layouts smarter with list numbering that automatically restarts after a header.
In this InDesign how-to video, Mike Rankin shows how to restart list numbering after a header. The key is to use a named custom list, even where you might not expect to.
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This article was last modified on August 29, 2025
This article was first published on December 8, 2020
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