On 2013-11-20, at 12:59 AM, Brian Barker wrote:
> At 22:20 19/11/2013 -0500, Julian Thomas wrote:
>> I am still having major issues with lists If I start a numbered list and
>> enter items:
>> 1. xxx
>> 2. yyy
>> 3. zzz
>> and then want to put some bulleted items in:
>> * aa
>> * bb
>>
>> That all works OK.
>>
>> But then I unindent and change to numbers, and the next item is again: 1.
>
> Don't unindent. Use Backspace to cancel the bulleting.
>
>> It's a [considerable problem] to try to get this back under control. If I
>> go back to 3.zzz and enter, I get
>> 4.
>>
>> but if I then try to paste the
>> * aa
>> * bb
>> under 3.zzz it's a mess.
>
> Actually, this works for me. Press Enter to start a new paragraph where you
> want the bulleted list. Your new paragraph will (temporarily) be numbered
> "4." (and paragraph 4 "5."). Providing your new paragraph is empty, pasting
> in the bulleted list should put everything back to normal at a stroke.
>
>> The easiest way I've found to get out of this mess is to start a new
>> document, put in all the top level stuff, and then insert the bulleted items
>> - as UNFORMATTED text and rebulletize them.
>
> There is no need to start a new document, of course! But this is indeed
> probably the easiest way to achieve what you want: to enter the bulleted
> items at first without changing the numbering - so that they are numbered as
> paragraphs four and five. Later, after you have started your real paragraph
> four - which will appear at first as paragraph "6." - go back and select the
> items to be bulleted, and change the style to bulleted. Paragraph 6. will be
> instantly renumbered as "4.", as you need.
>
>> Sometimes when I undent [isn't that the reverse of indent??] ...
>
> Probably "unindent" - as you had it at first.
>
>> ... a bullet, it ends up outside the left margin.
>
> Well, it will! Instead of using the Decrease Indent button, adjust indenting
> on the Position tab of the Bullets and Numbering dialogue.
>
>> Arghhh!
>
> I trust I've been able to remove a few consonants from your frustration.
>
> Brian Barker
>
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