Modifying Numbering in a Numbered List

You can remove the numbering from a paragraph in a numbered list or change the number that a numbered list starts with.

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If you want numbered headings, use the Tools - Chapter Numbering menu command to assign a numbering to a paragraph style. Do not use the Numbering icon on the Formatting toolbar.


To remove the number from a paragraph in a numbered list:

  1. Click in front of the first character of the paragraph that you want to remove the numbering from.

  2. Do one of the following:

To change the number that a numbered list starts with:

  1. Click anywhere in the numbered list.

  2. Choose \<emph\>Format - Bullets and Numbering\</emph\>, and then click the \<emph\>Options\</emph\> tab.

  3. Enter the number you want the list to start with in the Start at box.

  4. Click \<emph\>OK\</emph\>.

Numbering and Numbering Styles

Adding Bullets

Adding Numbering

Turning off Bullets and Numbering for Individual Paragraphs

Using Captions

Defining Number Ranges

Wiki page about numbering paragraphs by styles