Bold bulleted numbers when I don't want them to be

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June 1, 2023
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Can't figure this out. When I bold the sentence in a bulleted list, the numbers are also bold and I don't want them to be. Can't out how to stop this. Any ideas? Thanks.

Correct answer James Gifford—NitroPress

Define a specific character style for the numbers, and assign it in the Bullets and Numbering panel of the paragraph style. That should prevent the number from picking up the style on the text.

Also, it's better to define a bold character style and use it, rather than the wonky override bolding like Word's. That alone might also solve the problem.

James Gifford—NitroPressCorrect answer

Legend

Define a specific character style for the numbers, and assign it in the Bullets and Numbering panel of the paragraph style. That should prevent the number from picking up the style on the text.

Also, it's better to define a bold character style and use it, rather than the wonky override bolding like Word's. That alone might also solve the problem.

Deaf_GuyAuthor

Inspiring

OK thank you. Would you happen to know of a YT video that shows how to do this? I learn best by watching a video 🙂

James Gifford—NitroPress

Legend

Defining paragraph and character styles is very fundamental to using InDesign efficiently. Styles are not an optional gloss as in Word.

There are many tutorials for this basic level of knowledge, including here on the Adobe site. You'd be best to take a comprehensive approach, rather than get help with each small problem. It will pay off.