Need help restarting a list

[IdiotsForDummies-]

 I have a long document with a few numbered list sections. On the second block of numbers, I set the style to Mode: Start At 1. All the paragraphs had the number 1 in front of them. If I change to Mode: Continue from Previous Number, the number starts at 12 (the previous list in the document had 11 items, so this next block is continuing on at 12 as you would expect when you click continuous - not starting over at 1). My Number format is correct: ^#.^t 

The Start at number option just repeats the number you choose to start with and does not increment after that start number. 

(Moved to a new thread. This is a different question than the one you posted to.)

[Barb Binder]

Hi @IdiotsForDummies-:

There are several ways to restart lists in InDesign. All are outlined here:

https://www.rockymountaintraining.com/adobe-indesign-restart-numbered-lists-automatically/

Let us know if you have questions after working through the post. 

~Barb

[BobLevine]

There is a restart trick. You can create a new numbered list paragraph style that has no number defined and use that to restart, but honestly, the easiest way is to restart the number manually.

Put your cursor in the paragraph you want to restart at, right click and choose restart numbering.

[IdiotsForDummies-]

OMG -  I found a solution. If you put your cursor at the start of your second list (that you want to start with Number 1), go over to the Paragraph window (not Paragraph Styles window) and look for Restart Numbering. This resets the counter. I'm not sure why the Paragraph Style "start at number" doesn't do this like it used to. I'm using InDesign 2023 - I never had to do this in previous versions.

[Barb Binder]

Yes. The manual restart is shown in step 1 in the link I sent.

FWIW, nothing has changed in numbering in years. It's not different in 2023.

~Barb

[BobLevine]

It's not even different than it was in CS3.

[IdiotsForDummies-]

Using the restart manually is definitely the way to go. I have been using paragraph styles for a while and never had an issue, but there could be other reasons for that - like having created a separate text block. I'll stop blaming new versions! 🙂 Thanks for your quick replies.