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paragraph also be in this style, until you choose a different
style).
f) In Linked with , choose None.
g) Leave Custom Styles, in the Category field.
4) Set up the parameters of this paragraph to your liking. Because
the indentation is controlled by the List paragraph style, do not
modify this in order to avoid undesired interactions.
5) On the Numbering page, choose the MyNumberedList style from
the list created in step 1.
6) Click OK to save this style.
To have full control, it is common practice to define three base
paragraph styles for lists: List start for the first element of the list, List
Continue for the subsequent elements of the list, and List End for the
last element of the list. You should also define a paragraph style to be
used for unnumbered list items (one for each nested level you intend to
use) as well as an introductory style for the paragraph preceding the
start of the list (to allow for keeping the introductory paragraph with
the first list item, or for specifying spacing before the first list item that
is different from the spacing between other paragraphs.
Example: Creating a simple list style
In this example, we will create a numbered list that is used to number
the songs on a CD. The numbers are right aligned, and some space is
left between the number and the title of the track.
As we want to reuse the same numbered list for other CDs, we will
define a new list style and then apply it to the tracks list.
Creating the CDTracks numbered list
As for the previous example, start by clicking the List Styles icon (fifth
from the left) in the Styles and Formatting window. Then right-click
anywhere in the list box and choose New.
The Numbering style dialog box is displayed. For the CDTracks style,
we need to customize fields in the Organizer , the Options , and the
Position pages.
Style fields Description
Name
Enter CDTrack
Category
Custom styles will be OK for us.
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