Odd numbered list?

[Serene_observer5E99]

Does anyone know if there is a way to create a numbered list that uses only odd numbers? In other words, it would look like:

1.

3. 

5.

7.

etc...

[Barb Binder]

Not automatically, but scripting can extend the InDesign feature set. It's not my area of expertise so I'll add the scripting tag to your question. 

~Barb

[Manan Joshi]

There isn't anything inbuilt to help with this as @Barb Binder mentioned. Scripting also does not provide anything that can help as far as I can see. The only thing that could help is creating a plugin but I don't see anything of that sort created. Check out the following discussion which has some solution using a custom typeface

https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/creating-custom-numbering-system/m-p/11129842#M1...

[rob day · Accepted solution]

Hi @Serene_observer5E99 , You could try this script—select all of the numbered paragraphs before running:

var sp = app.activeDocument.selection[0].paragraphs.everyItem().getElements();
var c = 1;
for (var i = 0; i < sp.length; i++){
	sp[i].numberingContinue = false
    sp[i].numberingApplyRestartPolicy = true
	sp[i].numberingStartAt = c
	c = c + 2;
};

Before:

After:

[James Gifford—NitroPress]

If this is a one-and-done need, or for a few relatively short lists, I'd just do the numbering manually. IMHO, it's only worth searching out and implementing more complex methods if lists with this numbering are frequently created or edited.