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• • February 16, 2015 at 2:17 am #73364
    Marc Diamond

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    Paragraph Numbering in Paragraph Styles: I am trying to format a document (a contract) that will have paragraph numbers for each heading – then numbered clauses under each heading.

    ie So the first heading would be

    1 heading
    1.1 fsldfjls
    1.2 jdldgl

    2 heading
    2.1 jvlxcjv
    2.2 dfjdlg

    Is there a way I can get the 2.1 and 2.2 etc to automatically number – I can only seem to get it to follow on from the previous paragraph – ie it will say in the second paragraph 1.3 1.4 instead of 2.1 2.2

  • February 16, 2015 at 7:21 am #73365
    David Blatner

    Keymaster

    Yup: https://creativepro.com/multi-level-automatic-numbering-in-indesign.php

  • February 16, 2015 at 1:29 pm #73375
    Marc Diamond

    Member

    Thank you – that has worked

  • February 17, 2015 at 1:25 am #73378
    Marc Diamond

    Member

    Hi David

    Further down the document I need to increase the level eg:

    7 dlgjldjglj
    7.1 fkdgg
    7.2 lldfjldg
    7.2.1

    Can you tell me how I create the 7.2.1 etc?

    Also can you direct me to where I can find a list of what ^1.^#^t these symbols mean and are there others that can be used?

  • February 17, 2015 at 6:04 am #73379
    David Blatner

    Keymaster

    Each level requires its own paragraph style. So “7” would get one, “7.1” would get a different one, and “7.2.1” would have a third paragraph style. All three would be auto-numbers with a Restart after Any Previous Level.
    The codes like ^1 are from choosing from the little triangle pop-up menu to the right of the Number field. So ^1 means “the first level number”, ^t means a tab, and so on.

  • February 18, 2015 at 3:54 am #73391
    Marc Diamond

    Member

    No matter what I type in I cannot get 7.2.1 to appear?

  • February 18, 2015 at 6:55 am #73393
    David Blatner

    Keymaster

    Try this:
    Download this IDMS file and then use File > Place to place it into a new document. It’s a snippet file of just one text frame with a numbered list in it. You’ll then see in the Paragraph Styles panel three styles, which you should be able to investigate to see how I did it. It’s quite simple once you get the hang of it.

  • February 18, 2015 at 8:40 am #73396
    Marc Diamond

    Member

    Thank you very much

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