Adobe InDesign - Manual (Page 334)

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Restarting a numbered list
Continuing a numbered list
4. In the Number box, enter a descriptive word and any spacing or punctuation (as needed) along with the numbering metacharacters.
For example, to create a “Figure A” effect, enter the word “Figure” and a space before the numbering metacharacters (such as Figure
^#.^t ). This adds the word “Figure” followed by a sequential number (^#), a period, and a tab (^t).
To include chapter numbers in running captions, choose Insert Number Placeholder > Chapter Number from the Number list, or enter
^H where you want the chapter number to appear in the number scheme.
5. Finish creating the style and click OK.
After you create the style, apply it to text figure captions or table titles.
You can use the Table Of Contents feature to generate a list of tables or figures.
Restart or continue numbering for a list
InDesign offers commands for restarting a list and continuing a list:
Place the insertion point in the paragraph and choose Restart Numbering from the context menu or choose Type >
Bulleted And Numbered Lists > Restart Numbering. In normal lists, this command assigns the number 1 (or letter A) to a paragraph and makes it
the first paragraph in a list. In multi-level lists, this command assigns the first lower-level number to a nested paragraph.
Choose Continue Numbering from the context menu or choose Type > Bulleted And Numbered Lists > Continue
Numbering. This command resumes numbering a list that was interrupted by commentary, graphics, or nested list items. InDesign also offers
commands for numbering lists that begin in one story or book and cross into the next story or book.
Number a list from the previous or current story
Whether a list resumes numbering from the previous story or starts numbering anew in the current story depends on how the list is defined.
1. Choose Type > Bulleted And Numbered Lists > Define Lists.
2. Select a list and click the Edit button.
Don’t choose the Default list because it can’t run across stories.
3. Select Continue Numbers Across Stories to resume numbering the list from the previous story, or deselect this option to start the list in the
current story at 1 (or A).
4. Click OK twice.
Number a list from the previous or current document in a book
Whether a list resumes numbering from the previous document in a book or starts numbering anew in the current document depends on how the
list is defined.
1. Choose Type > Bulleted And Numbered Lists > Define Lists.
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