Nisus Writer Express - Manual (Page 71)

Creating Documents Writing and Editing 51
Begin using the next level of a list
Each list style begins at whatever number or letter you have determined in the Lists palette. The
numbers (or letters) increment every time you press
<. Each list style consists of a cascading
series of numbers as illustrated in the Style Sheet view in Figure 30 on page 52.
1. When your insertion point is at the end of a paragraph which is part of an automatically
incrementing list, press
<.
2. Press @.
Pressing @ actually causes the display to change to the next lower level number.
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You can select multiple paragraphs and cause them all to change to the next lower level (“demote”)
them all at once.
Return to a higher level of a list
After you begin numbering paragraphs at a lower level of the list, you can return to a higher level.
1. When your insertion point is at the end of a paragraph which is part of an automatically
incrementing list, press
<.
2. Press x.
Pressing x actually causes the display to change to the next higher level number.
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You can select multiple paragraphs and cause them all to change to the next higher level (“promote”)
them all at once by pressing
1 @.
Restart numbering
You can interrupt the natural flow of a numbering sequence (or restore that flow).
1. Select at least one character in the paragraph you want to have begin the new numbering
sequence.
2. Choose Restart Numbering from the Lists submenu of the Format menu.
Resume numbering
If you interrupt the natural flow of a numbering sequence you can resume that sequence.
1. Select at least one character in the paragraph where the numbering sequence was restarted.
2. Choose Continue Numbering from Previous from the Lists submenu of the Format menu.
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The commands Restart Numbering and Continue Numbering from Previous toggle, depending on
the state of the paragraph you have selected.