Editing Reports: Creating Numbered Lists

To created a numbered list in your report:

In your report, highlight the list that you want numbered.

On the Report tab, click on the Numbers tool.

Once you have added the numbers, you can change the numbering attributes.

Changing Numbering Attributes

To change numbering attributes:

Right-click on the selected text block.

A context menu is displayed.

In the context menu, click on "Bullets and Numbering" to open the Bullets and Numbering dialog box.

Click on the Numbered tab.

The Numbered panel is displayed.

Common numbering options are displayed on the "Numbered" tab. You can click one of these to select it, if desired. For more options:

Click the Customize button to open the Customize Numbered List dialog box. This dialog box allows you to specify the following parameters:

  • Number Format: Allows you to define the font format for the numbers in the list. To do this click on the Font button to open the Font dialog box through which you can define the font style, size, and attributes.

  • Number Style: Specifies the style for the numbered list.

  • Start Out: Defines the starting number value for the number sequence.

  • Number Position: Specifies how the numbers are aligned -- left, center, or right. The Aligned at spin box specifies how far to outdent the numbers in relation to the indented text (see Text position below).

  • Text Position: Defines the text position -- that is, how far from the left margin you want the text to the right of the numbers indented.