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• Relative size: specify the size of the number relative to the size
of the characters in the paragraph of the list.
• Start at: enter the first value of the list (for example, you might
want the list to start at 4 instead of 1).
• Character Style: choose a character style to be used for the
number or bullet.
• Character button: click this button to select the character for the
bullet.
• Graphics selection button: opens a list of available graphics
(Gallery) or allows the selection of a file on the hard disk to be
used as marker.
• Width and Height: specify the dimensions of the graphic
marker.
• Alignment: specify th alignment of the graphic object.
• Keep ratio option: If selected, the ratio between the width and
the height of the graphic marker is fixed.
The right-hand side of the dialog box shows a preview of the
modifications made.
To revert to the default values, click the Reset button in the bottom
right corner. Finally, if you wish to use consecutive numbers regardless
of the outline level, check the Consecutive numbering box at the
bottom of the page.
Combining list and paragraph styles
When applying a list style, the underlying paragraph style remains
unchanged; therefore, if your list must also have a certain font size,
indentations, and so on, you might expect to first apply a paragraph
style and then a list style (or vice versa). However, it is possible to
embed a specific list style in a paragraph style using the Numbering
page of the Paragraph Style dialog box.
This section gives an example of combining list and paragraph styles.
1) Create a list style you want to use for the paragraph. For
example: MyNumberedList .
2) Create a new paragraph style.
3) On the Organizer page of the Paragraph Style dialog box:
d) Give the new paragraph style a name, say
NumberedParagraph.
e) In the Next Style drop-down menu, choose
NumberedParagraph (this will make the following
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