How do I place a tab leader in front of a numbered list?

[amberkimage]

I work on a few "day sheets" for rodeos. I need them to be numbered as I place the names in, but I want a line in front of the number for people to score as they please. As of now, I have to number these manually, but if a name is added or dropped, I have to re-number them. Hopefully the screen shot below shows what I am wanting to do (and hopefully it can be done!). Thank you!

[winterm · Accepted solution]

Something like this:

[amberkimage]

YES!! Oh my... I can't believe it was that simple Thank you!

[winterm]

Not all 'simple' things are obvious

You're welcome.

[Steve Werner]

It's pretty easy.

Start by selecting the Numbered List button on Control panel (in Paragraph mode). If you Option/Alt-click on that button it opens the Bullets and Numbering dialog. Make sure List Type is Numbers.

In the Numbers field, you can enter characters which are either before or after the number. Below, I've entered the Underscore character several times, then the metacharacter for the number (^#), then a period, then an en space (^>). The en space can be selected from the menu to the right.

Then all you have to do is type each item and the underscore, number and space appear automatically.

[amberkimage]

I need help again and hopefully you can! I have a paragraph style with my lines set in front of my numbers, but I need the numbers to restart with-in each group. I have a dozen or more groups where this needs to happen. Do I need to make a unique paragraph style for each one?! I've tried making two different paragraph styles, like most posts suggest. It restarts at Tie-down, but then continues the numbers from there on instead of restarting. This is making no sense to me! Please help!

[Steve Werner]

In the Bullets & Numbering style dialog (as shown below), use the Mode menu to choose whether to start at a particular number or to continue numbering:

[amberkimage]

I did do that. When I say continue, it starts to number at 1 and then continues throughout everything. It does not restart where I need it to. When I say Start at, it just says 1 for everything.

[rob day]

amberkimage  wrote

I did do that. When I say continue, it starts to number at 1 and then continues throughout everything. It does not restart where I need it to. When I say Start at, it just says 1 for everything.

You are in the Paragraph Style Options dialog, to override you need to be in the Paragraph panel's Bullets and Numbering. You can also do the override via Type>Bullets & Numbered Lists>Restart Numbering

[Steve Werner]

Rob,

Thanks for reminding me about the Type > Bullets & Numbering > Restart Numbering item. I tend to forget that.

Steve

[Steve Werner]

Even easier, you can right-click on the paragraph where you want to restart number and choose it from the contextual menu: Restart Numbering

[FRIdNGE]

Even easier, do nothing!

… except what I said previously! See Screenshot 3.

[This trick has been given by a Jedi … "a long time ago …"!]

Best,

Michel, from FRIdNGE

[FRIdNGE]

Hi,

just use the para style applied to: "Sponsored by …" to reset the counter!

Best,

Michel, from FRIdNGE

[rob day]

In case it isn't clear Steve is overriding the first line of each section's paragraph style.

Put your cursor in the first line of a section and from the Paragraph panel flyout menu (not Paragraph Styles panel) choose Bullets and Numbering and set Mode to Start at 1.