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May 27, 2020
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No option to Continue Numbering for "ol" style

  • May 27, 2020
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RoboHelp 2019

I have inserted an image right after number 4 in my numbered list and, of couse, the image was numbered "5."  I right-clicked the image and selected "Remove List" and the numbering was removed. However, the next item is numbered "1" and I need it to continue as "5."

 

On Peter Grainge's site it says to continue the numbering "click in the list and in Properties > General you will see Restart Numbering."

 

I don't have this option. And, I want to continue the numbering scheme, not restart it.

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    Peter Grainge
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    Community Expert
    May 28, 2020

    Can you put your CSS file and the topic you are showing in a zip file and send it to me?  If you can, then see the Contact page on my site. You can attach those to an email rather than using WeTransfer.

     

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    GLNT1Author
    Inspiring
    May 27, 2020

    If I make each step a Snippet, and each starts with a new header/body, then the step is recognized as an "ol" and I can change the number.

    Yes. As a Snippet with a single list item, I can have its number incremented and I can also press Return and insert and image on the nextline without numbering applied. I can then press Return after the image and create a Note that is not affected by numbering.

     

    Too many issues with a long list with more than one numbered item and content inserted in between steps.

    GLNT1Author
    Inspiring
    May 27, 2020

    My cursor IS positioned at the beginning of the text.  It is identified as "p" style and no General option for "Restart Numbering"

    I can't position it before "1."

     

    (I would really rather continue the numbering and get this resolved with your help.  The table alternative isn't very appealing.)

    GLNT1Author
    Inspiring
    May 27, 2020

    When I position my cursor in the text of the numbered item, the system identifies it as "p" not "li" so I don't have that option.

     

    Peter Grainge
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    May 27, 2020

    Correction. See image.

     

     

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    GLNT1Author
    Inspiring
    May 27, 2020

    I give up.  I think I'm going to use a 2-column table.  One column with numbered step and pic; second column with any notes.

     

    ...hmmm....maybe not.  I inserted a table to start populating content from the steps I already had input.  As soon as I start retyping into the first cell of the table, content from the first step below (complete with OL attributes) starts "bleeding" into the table.  Just strange.

     

    Peter Grainge
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    May 27, 2020

    BEFORE the text, not in it.

     

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    GLNT1Author
    Inspiring
    May 27, 2020

    I only see "Remove List" when I position the cursor in the text.  I don't see any restart option.

    (Also- when I check to see what style is mapped when my cursor is there.....its "p"....no option to restart numbering)

    Peter Grainge
    Community Expert
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    May 27, 2020

    I have been unable to log in to tell you the answer was in this thread.

     

    https://community.adobe.com/t5/robohelp/how-do-i-reset-the-numbering-in-a-set-of-steps-in-rh2019-new-ui/m-p/11060572?page=1#M129977

     

    After the image, let the numbering restart at 1, add some text, then put the cursor at the beginning of the text, then you will see restart.

     

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    Jeff_Coatsworth
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    May 27, 2020

    Shift-Enter again after the image, put the note in, hit Enter to start numbering up again?

    GLNT1Author
    Inspiring
    May 27, 2020

    Nope.  That turns the pic into a Note also.  😞