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    <title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Modifying Numbering in a Numbered List</title>
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  <bookmark_value>numbering; removing/interrupting</bookmark_value>
  <bookmark_value>bullet lists; interrupting</bookmark_value>
  <bookmark_value>lists;removing/interrupting numbering</bookmark_value>
  <bookmark_value>deleting;numbers in lists</bookmark_value>
  <bookmark_value>interrupting numbered lists</bookmark_value>
  <bookmark_value>changing;starting numbers in lists</bookmark_value>
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<comment>MW changed "removing;..." to "deleting;...", and deleted "modifying;..."</comment>

<paragraph id="hd_id3149637" role="heading" level="1" xml-lang="en-US"><variable id="numbering_paras"><link href="text/swriter/guide/numbering_paras.xhp" name="Modifying Numbering in a Numbered List">Modifying Numbering in a Numbered List</link></variable></paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_id3145092" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">You can remove the numbering from a paragraph in a numbered list or change the number that a numbered list starts with.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_id2172612" role="tip" xml-lang="en-US">If you want numbered headings, use the <emph>Tools - Chapter Numbering</emph> menu command to assign a numbering to a paragraph style. Do not use the Numbering icon on the Formatting toolbar.</paragraph>

<paragraph id="hd_id3145107" role="heading" level="2" xml-lang="en-US">To Remove the Number From a Paragraph in a Numbered List</paragraph>

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  <listitem>
    <paragraph id="par_id3156248" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">Click in front of the first character of the paragraph that you want to remove the numbering from.</paragraph>
  </listitem>
  <listitem>
    <paragraph id="par_id3153366" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">Do one of the following:</paragraph>
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  <listitem>
    <paragraph id="par_id3153390" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">To remove the number while preserving the indent of the paragraph, press the Backspace key.</paragraph>
  </listitem>
  <listitem>
    <paragraph id="par_id3154248" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">To remove the number and the indent of the paragraph, click the <emph>Numbering on/off</emph> icon on the <emph>Formatting</emph> Bar. If you save the document in HTML format, a separate numbered list is created for the numbered paragraphs that follow the current paragraph.</paragraph>
  </listitem></list>

<paragraph id="hd_id3154856" role="heading" level="2" xml-lang="en-US">To Change the Number That a Numbered List Starts With</paragraph>

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  <listitem>
    <paragraph id="par_id3155877" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">Click anywhere in the numbered list.</paragraph>
  </listitem>
  <listitem>
    <paragraph id="par_id3155895" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">Choose <emph>Format - Bullets and Numbering</emph>, and then click the <emph>Options</emph> tab.</paragraph>
  </listitem>
  <listitem>
    <paragraph id="par_id3148691" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">Enter the number you want the list to start with in the <item type="menuitem">Start at</item> box.</paragraph>
  </listitem>
  <listitem>
    <paragraph id="par_id3147116" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">Click <emph>OK</emph>.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="par_id6943571" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US"><link href="https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/How_Tos/Setting_up_a_Style_for_Numbering_Lines_in_Code_Listings" name="wiki.documentfoundation.org Setting up a Style for Numbering Lines in Code Listings">Wiki page about numbering paragraphs by styles</link></paragraph>
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