On 3/16/08, Pierre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Having given up on outline numbering (sorry guys, I have gone back to M$ > Word for outlines. OO is just too weird for me), I have turned my > attention to numbered lists. Let's say I have > > 1. List Item 1 > 2. List Item 2 > 3. List Item 3 > * Bulleted/ indented item 1 > * Bulleted/ indented item 2 > > Why is that when I now remove the indent and continue with a numbered > list item, numbering restarts: > > 1. List Item 1 > 2. List Item 2 > 3. List Item 3 > * Bulleted/ indented item 1 > * Bulleted/ indented item 2 > 1. List Item 4 > 2. List Item 5 > > I can see there is an option to "restart" numbering, but I don't see one > to "resume" numbering so I get: > > 1. List Item 1 > 2. List Item 2 > 3. List Item 3 > * Bulleted/ indented item 1 > * Bulleted/ indented item 2 > 4. List Item 4 > 5. List Item 5 > > I know I can set a number to restart on, but that is tedious. > > is there a better solution? > > Cheers > > Pierre
Hello Pierre, If you want to avoid frustration using OpenOffice.org you will need to make an small effort and learn how to use styles. The list you need is a nested list and if you set it up as a list style it will work as you desire. Open the Styles and Formatting window, select the list styles (fifth icon), then right click on, say, "numbering 2" and choose Modify. Go to the Options tab and select level 2 on the left. Change numbering style to bullet Ok. Select your list and remove all the numbering, then apply the style "numbering 2". All the items will be for the time being numbered. Go to the ones you want to apply a bullet to, and select from the bullets and numbering toolbar the right arrow, or simply press tab when the cursor is at the beginning of the line. If you want to modify the indentation go back to the style and check out the "position" tab. All this and more in the new chapter 3 of the Writer user guide www.oooauthors.org (not sure if it has been already published though). Cheers, Michele
