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August 15, 2023
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Formatting Numbered Nested Lists

  • August 15, 2023
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I hope someone can help me out. My InDesign skills are somewhat basic so this might be an easy one to answer.
I'm importing text from a Word Doc which has numerous nested lists.
The formatting from the Word Doc carries over but for the very first header.
I'd like to change the Numbered List font to match that of the header.
I've been able to do it to the first one, but that only made the 2nd point convert to point number one, which has then changed the nested lists to reflect this.
Here's a screenshot of my dilema.

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    Correct answer Eugene Tyson

    Have no fear - I had the same question many years ago!
    https://creativepro.com/multi-level-automatic-numbering-in-indesign/

     

    You can see in then Numbering Options that you can apply a Character Style for the number

    Create your Character Style for your number

    Then when editing the Paragraph Style that contains the numbering ensure you apply the Character Style you created. 

     

     

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    Eugene TysonCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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    August 19, 2023

    Have no fear - I had the same question many years ago!
    https://creativepro.com/multi-level-automatic-numbering-in-indesign/

     

    You can see in then Numbering Options that you can apply a Character Style for the number

    Create your Character Style for your number

    Then when editing the Paragraph Style that contains the numbering ensure you apply the Character Style you created. 

     

     

    celinee91219716
    celinee91219716Author
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    August 20, 2023

    Thank you so much Eugene!
    I do know of and really like David Blatner 🙂
    If anyone comes across this problem, I also found this YouTube video very helpful.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4dfFRwDAJw

    Thank you for reaching out and solving my problem.

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