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March 15, 2023
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Feature request to Underline Numbering in List

  • March 15, 2023
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Hello everyone,

I have been facing an issue while trying to underline the numbering in a list. I am able to underline the text, but not the numbering. The character style is also not helping me in this case.Can anyone please suggest a solution to this problem?

Thank you in advance for your help!

 

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    Correct answer Steve Werner

    This feature has been requested many times before (also Strikethrough doesn't work). There is already a request on the InDesign User Voice website. Please vote for it here:

     

    https://indesign.uservoice.com/forums/601021-adobe-indesign-feature-requests/suggestions/31927810-bullets-and-numbering-background-or-box

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    FRIdNGE
    FRIdNGE
    Inspiring
    March 15, 2023

    Simplistically, use a "Para Rule Above" ("Before" = by default para rule para style settings! / "After" = adjustments).

     

     

     

    (^/)  The Jedi

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      InTextAuthor
      New Participant
      March 15, 2023

      This cannot be used if there are two and more lines.

      FRIdNGE
      FRIdNGE
      Inspiring
      March 15, 2023

      ???

       

      (^/)

      Steve Werner
      Steve WernerCorrect answer
      Community Expert
      March 15, 2023

      This feature has been requested many times before (also Strikethrough doesn't work). There is already a request on the InDesign User Voice website. Please vote for it here:

       

      https://indesign.uservoice.com/forums/601021-adobe-indesign-feature-requests/suggestions/31927810-bullets-and-numbering-background-or-box

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        Peter Kahrel
        Community Expert
        March 15, 2023

        Looks as if you can't. It works with colour, font style, all kinds of things, but not with underline (or strikethrough). You could log a feature request.

          James Gifford—NitroPress
          James Gifford—NitroPress
          Brainiac
          March 15, 2023

          Yes, there have  been a couple of discussions of this in recent months. That lines can't be applied, and a leading tab can't be included (for number positioning) are both fairly inexplicable gaps in the formatting capabilities.

           

          I'm meh on using underline, but have nothing against it... but more than once, using strikethrough to indicate a finished or discarded step in a list has seemed like a useful option.

           

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