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Override Parent List Style in Children

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Jan 12, 2025 Jan 12, 2025

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I want to make a multilevel list in the following manner:

 

I. Title

1.1 Subtitle

1.2 Subtitle

1.3 Subtitle

II. Title

2.1 Subtitle

2.2 Subtitle

 

However, if I set the first-level numbering format to I, II, III, and second-level numbering to 1, 2, 3, 4 with the numbering as ^1.^2^t, it will display I.1, I.2, I.3, and so on instead of 1.1, 1.2, 1.3.

 

Is there any way to "override" the parent numbering style when referencing it? If not, I think it is a quite common scenario and I would like to add this feature. 

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Jan 12, 2025 Jan 12, 2025

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This sill go automatically if all styles have the same list and different levels in their styles defined. 

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Jan 12, 2025 Jan 12, 2025

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Note that "same list" is crucial — you can't leave all the items in the default list, but must create a unique, named list and assign all of the levels that are to work together to that list. This detail is often overlooked, and without it things will "work" until they mysteriously don't. 🙂

 

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Jan 12, 2025 Jan 12, 2025

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Clearly:

 

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(^/)  The Jedi

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Jan 12, 2025 Jan 12, 2025

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Help me understand the "clearly" comment, @FRIdNGE

 

I see II, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7 in your list

But unless I misunderstood, the OP wants II, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4

 

I know you often see solutions where I see limitations, but the only way I am getting this to work is using 3 styles in two lists. If you can share your solution, great. If not, I will come back in the morning to explain mine to @Youxuan34444842hdxg.

 

~Barb

 

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~Barb

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Jan 13, 2025 Jan 13, 2025

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Oops! Too bad, sorry!

 

We effectively need 3 para styles ["1" para style with leading = 0] and 2 lists! …

 

My contribution: … and 2 simple regex to quickly play the game:

 

OriginalOriginal

 

After the Regex 1After the Regex 1

 

After the Regex 2After the Regex 2

 

ResultResult

 

 

(^/)

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Jan 13, 2025 Jan 13, 2025

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All good, @FRIdNGE

 

I took the same approach, just no REGEX (and haven't actually looked at yours yet but will this afternoon).

 

Like you, I have an invisible paragraph—I called it List1.5—and like you, I used it to change the numbering style from roman numerals to arabic numerals, and to increment. 

 

@Youxuan34444842hdxg The feature you are looking for—changing the numbering style and continuing to increment—is not part of InDesign's feature set. You can use either file to see ways to get around it. 

 

~Barb

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