How to start numbering in middle of line

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Stefan Blom

If you are referring to sequential numbering, use SEQ fields for this
purpose. For example:

{ SEQ myseq }

To insert the field delimiters, { }, press Ctrl+F9. Type the code as shown.
(What you can modify, though, is the "myseq" part; it identifies the
sequence, and you can choose an identifier, or name, that makes sense to
you.) Then press F9 to update. To create additional fields in the same
sequence, you can either repeat this procedure, or copy existing fields.

Note that SEQ fields do not update automatically, which will be especially
apparent if you used copy and paste to insert new ones. Instead, switch to
Print Preview and back, which triggers an update, or select the whole
document (Ctrl+A) and update the fields explicitly (by pressing F9).

To show/hide field codes, press Alt+F9.

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No, I was referring to automatic numbering in an article e.g. there are three
reasons for something 1. bla bla bla 2. bla bla bla 3. etc etc, and Iwd like
it to be one underneath the other but the first to still be on the line of
the original sentence
 
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Stefan Blom

Note that you can use LISTNUM fields together with auto numbering. For
example:

1 { LISTNUM }

would produce 1 followed by 1.1 (assuming that 1, 1.1, 1.1.1 numbering was
applied).

To insert a LISTNUM field, you can press Ctrl+F9; Word adds field
delimiters, { }. Just type the code between delimiters, as shown above. For
more control, you can add the \l (lowercase L) switch to explicitly specify
the numbering level (in this case you would add 2 for level 2).

Press F9 to update fields. Press Alt+F9 to show/hide field codes.

For more on LISTNUM, read this (from Word Help):

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Field codes: ListNum field


{ LISTNUM ["Name"] [Switches] }

Inserts a set of numbers anywhere in a paragraph. LISTNUM fields can be
incorporated into numbering from a simple or outline-numbered list.

Instructions

Name
Associates a LISTNUM field with a specific list.
To emulate the AUTONUM, AUTONUMOUT, and AUTONUMLGL fields, use the
NumberDefault, OutlineDefault, and LegalDefault names with the LISTNUM
field.

Switches

\l
Specifies the level in the list, overriding the default behavior of the
field.
\s
Specifies the start-at value for this field. This is always assumed to be
an integer.
Examples

Example 1
LISTNUM fields were used in this example to generate the numbers (i),(ii),
and (iii):

The Borrower shall deliver to the Bank a certificate of its chief financial
officer, certifying that (i) no Default has occurred, (ii) the attached
financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles, and (iii) the attached certificate correctly
sets forth the calculations for determining the ratios specified in Sections
5.08, 5.09, and 5.10.

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Note, however, that SEQ fields give you even more control over the
formatting (and if you need multilevel numbering it can be faked by using
multiple SEQ fields).

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


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