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Liz_Seif
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Sep 04, 2020

MS Word for Mac lists (restart numbering)

I have a 300+-page document with hundreds of short three-level numbered lists. Is there a way to tell each list to restart numbering (without manually selecting "restart numbering" on each one)?

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    PeriWorrell
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    Liz_Seif 

     

    I found a way around this annoying lack of functionality, at least in Word for Mac:

    • create a numbered list in Google Docs or Libre Office
    • Cut and paste the list into MS Word
    • The little cut-and-paste menu will pop up; select "Keep text only"
    • Select the list and click the numbered-list icon. Your list will now start at 1.
    • Ta-daa!

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