Creating numbered lists

You can create a numbered list in a document.

You can also use QuickNumbers to create lists as you type.

WordPerfect Office numlist Creating numbered lists

These are examples of number formats.

You can number existing text. You can also renumber an existing numbered list.


To create a numbered list

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Click in a document.
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Click Insert WordPerfect Office onestep Creating numbered lists Outline/Bullets & numbering.
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Click the Numbers tab.
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Choose a number style from the Numbers list.
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Click OK.
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Type text, and press Enter.
Perform this step for each entry in the list.

WordPerfect Office tip Creating numbered lists

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You can also create a numbered list by opening the Numbers WordPerfect Office pgx numbersp Creating numbered lists picker on the toolbar and clicking a numbering format.
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You can discontinue a numbered list by pressing Backspace.

To create a numbered list by using QuickNumbers

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At the beginning of a new line, type a number followed by a closing parenthesis or hyphen.
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Press Tab.
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Type the text for the first list item, and press Enter.
For a paragraph, let the text wrap at the end of the line instead of inserting a hard return.
Perform this step for each entry in the list.
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Press Backspace.

WordPerfect Office note Creating numbered lists

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To use QuickNumbers, you must enable QuickBullets. For information about enabling QuickBullets, see “To enable QuickBullets.”
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When you use QuickNumbers, you create your own numbering style. The most recently used numbering styles display on the Numbers tab of the Bullets and numbering dialog box.

WordPerfect Office tip Creating numbered lists

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You can discontinue a numbered list by pressing Backspace.

To number existing text

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Sele
ct the text you want to number.
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Open the Numbering WordPerfect Office pgx numbersp Creating numbered lists picker on the toolbar, and click a numbering format.

To renumber a numbered list

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Click in a list or outline.
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Click the Set paragraph number WordPerfect Office pgx out num Creating numbered lists button on the property bar.
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Type the new number in the Paragraph number box.
The number you change and all numbers following it are renumbered accordingly.

WordPerfect Office tip Creating numbered lists

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You can also renumber paragraphs by pressing Ctrl + Shift + F5.
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If the numbering you want to change is indented from the left margin, type “?” for each indention level in the Paragraph number box before you type the new number. For example, if the text is indented two levels from the margin, type “??” followed by the new number.

Creating numbered lists