{"id":5070,"date":"2018-06-25T11:43:46","date_gmt":"2018-06-25T15:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/?p=5070"},"modified":"2018-06-25T11:43:46","modified_gmt":"2018-06-25T15:43:46","slug":"multi-level-lists-in-adobe-indesign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/2018\/06\/25\/multi-level-lists-in-adobe-indesign\/","title":{"rendered":"Multi-level lists in Adobe InDesign"},"content":{"rendered":"
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One of the harder things to do in Adobe InDesign, surprisingly for a page layout tool, is to create multilevel or outline format numbered lists.\u00a0 The right way to accomplish this, according to the folks at Adobe, is to create a Style for every level of the list you’d like to have! Here are Adobe’s instructions on how to do so (This content is taken directly from\u00a0https:\/\/helpx.adobe.com\/indesign\/using\/bullets-numbering.html#create_multi_level_lists):<\/p>\n

Create multi-level lists<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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A\u00a0multi-level list\u00a0<\/i>is a list that describes hierarchical relationships between the list paragraphs. These lists are also called\u00a0outline lists\u00a0<\/i>because they resemble outlines. The list\u2019s numbering scheme (as well as indentations) show rank as well as how items are subordinate to one another. You can tell where each paragraph fits in the list with respect to the paragraphs before and after it. You can include up to nine levels in a multi-level list.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Multi-level list with numbers and letters marking hierarchy levels<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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To create a multi-level list, define the list and then create a paragraph style for each level you want. For example, a list with four levels requires four paragraph styles (each one assigned the same defined list). As you create each style, you define its numbering format and paragraph formatting.<\/p>\n

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  1. Choose New Paragraph Style from the Paragraph Styles panel menu.<\/li>\n
  2. Enter a style name.<\/li>\n
  3. If you already created a style for your multi-level list, choose the style you will assign to levels above this one from the Based On menu; otherwise, choose No Paragraph Style or Basic Paragraph.<\/li>\n
  4. On the left side of the New Paragraph Style dialog box, click Bullets And Numbering.<\/li>\n
  5. Choose Numbers from the List Type menu.<\/li>\n
  6. Choose a list you defined from the List menu. If you haven\u2019t yet defined your list, you can choose New List from the menu and define it now.<\/li>\n
  7. In the Level box, enter a number that describes which level of the multi-level list you\u2019re creating a style for.<\/li>\n
  8. From the Format menu, choose the type of numbering you want to use.<\/li>\n
  9. In the Number box, enter metacharacters or select metacharacters from the menus to describe the number formatting you want for list items at this level.\n