There is also an option in this menu to Set Numbering Value.
This is just another way to access the same feature, a shortcut inserted by Word that will allow you to make the decision whether to continue numbering or restart at 1. What if the opposite happens? Word guesses that you would like to continue numbering, but you actually intend to start over? Easy peasy! Follow the same process, but this time select Restart at 1.Īdditionally, occasionally when you insert a numbered list, you will see a lightening bolt appear with a dropdown arrow. This will pick up the value from the previous numbered list. Look at the second section of words, starting with “Brouhaha.” It is clear that this list should not be starting over it should be a continuation of the previous list. This file contains a fascinating list of silly words laid out in series of numbers lists. To follow along, you may download the exercise file: NumberedLists
Don’t despair these little inconveniences are remarkably simple to fix. They usually work seamlessly and automatically, but sometimes these lists can work against us: restarting a list of numbers at 1 when we mean to continue our list, or picking up formatting that we can’t seem to shake, like creating all bold numbers in spite of unbold text. Automated numbered lists are a feature a lot of us take for granted in Microsoft Word….
