Convert list bullets or numbers to text, Composing text, About text composition – Adobe InDesign CS3 User Manual
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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.
2
Select a list and click the Edit button.
3
Select Continue Numbers From Previous Document In Book to resume numbering the list from the previous
document (you must choose Continue Numbers Across Stories to activate this option), or deselect this option to start
the list in the current document at 1 (or A).
4
Click OK twice.
Convert list bullets or numbers to text
1
Select the paragraphs containing the bulleted or numbered list.
2
Do one of the following:
•
From the Paragraph panel menu, choose Convert Numbering To Text or Convert Bullets To Text.
•
Right-click (Windows) or Command-click (Mac OS) the selection, and then choose Convert Numbering To Text
or Convert Bullets To Text.
Note: To remove the list numbers or bullets, click the Numbered List button or Bulleted List button to unapply list
formatting to the selected text.
See also
“Convert style bullets and numbering to text” on page 172
Composing text
About text composition
The appearance of text on your page depends on a complex interaction of processes called composition. Using the
word spacing, letterspacing, glyph scaling, and hyphenation options you’ve selected, InDesign composes your type
in a way that best supports the specified parameters.