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. > >> Arrrrrggggghhh! > > I trust I've been able to remove a few consonants from your frustration. > > Brian Barker > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org > >
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