MS Word for Mac lists (restart numbering)

Copper Contributor

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)?

2 Replies

@Liz_Seif 

 

Hi, I can find no way of achieving this I'm afraid, nor does this article suggest it is possible - https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-a-bulleted-or-numbered-list-in-word-for-mac-eaedb8...

 

@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!