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• • March 5, 2013 at 2:46 pm #64339
    Mouldy Squid

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    I have been tasked with finding a way to create a multi-level numbered list in this fashion:

    1.1

    1.1.1

    1.1.1.1

    I have managed to figure out how to get the numbered list to act correctly (I am using paragraph styles for this), but the boss wants the ability to choose what the first digit should be. The document is divided up into “sections” and he wants the number list for Section 1 to start with 1 (as above), then the numbered list to start with 2 in Section 2 and so on. I cannot figure out a way to make that happen, and I don't think it can be done with Paragraph Styles.

    Is there any way to do this without having to use the Number List diaglog? The guy is an old FrameMaker user and he hates InDesign so he keeps asking for InDesign to do things he used to do in FrameMaker. He has “it should automatically do this” on the brain.

    I hope that my explanation of the problem makes sense. It is a complicated thing to try to describe.

  • March 8, 2013 at 7:04 am #64359
    David Blatner

    Keymaster

    Sounds like you're getting close. Here's one article about it:

    https://creativepro.com/mul…..design.php

    But you can change the Mode pop-up menu to “Start At” and then set it to 2 (to make the list always start at 2).

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