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Can I find/change the bullets or numbering that InDesign creates?

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    • September 16, 2010 at 6:23 am #57027
      Sudie
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      I have a doc that uses the 'bullets and numbering' generated within InDesign and I'd like to replace them with a 'real' bullet or numeral.

      Has anyone tried to do this?

    • September 16, 2010 at 8:12 am #57029
      stewb
      Member

      In the type menu -> Bullets and Numbering -> Convert Numbering (or bullets) to Text.

      If you set up a specific character style for your numbers, you may need to adjust the baseline shift.

    • September 23, 2010 at 6:48 am #57089
      Gfx-Dzine
      Member

      Out of curiosity Sudie may I ask why you want to do that?

    • September 23, 2010 at 9:39 am #57096
      Sudie
      Member

      It is a long story with lots of problems but I have a down and dirty training manual that was created in Word using some features that when brought into InDesign translated to the automatic numbering and bulleting. It is a long doc (56+ pages) and the most expedient way to format the copy was 'find and change' fonts throughout instead of using style sheets.

      I never use the auto numbering/bulleting feature in InDesign so was unfamiliar with how it worked. I ended up eliminating the feature by converting them to text so that I could do a find/change. Ended up being very tedious. The project was doomed from the start but is now off to the printer.

      Many, many thanks to StewB for pointing out the 'convert to text' buried within the Type menu. Wish there was a keyboard shortcut for it!

    • September 24, 2010 at 1:29 am #57106
      Anonymous
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      You can assign a keyboard shortcut

      Edit>Keyboard Shortcuts

      And you should really familiarise yourself with the bullets and other features.

      Check out Sandy Cohens Visual Quickstart Guide

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