Numbered Lists: counter commands

Nota Bene's define counter and counter commands allow you to automatically number blocks of text -- outlines, lists, chapters, sections, and paragraphs. Nota Bene has 15 counter commands, numbered 0 through 14 (c0 through c14). c0 is used to number chapters and c1 through c10 may be used in Document Frameworks and/or Academic Styles. It is recommended that c11 through c14 be used for inserting numbered lists. Numbering is a two-step process. First you use the define counter command (dc) at the beginning of the numbered list to establish the style and starting value of the numbers that you want to use. Then you use one of the Counter commands (e.g., c11) to insert the automatic numbers. Nota Bene will keep track of the numbers and renumber if you insert a new number or move an existing number. If you want your numbered list to begin with the number 1 and you do not want to include any automatically inserted punctuation, you can skip Step 1.

To insert counters that will be displayed in the default format (usually 1, 2, 3...) or in a format previously defined in the document:

1	Move your cursor to the first place you wish to insert a counter

4	Press F10 to place the first counter at the start of your list.

5	Move the cursor to the next item in your list and repeat steps 2 through 4. Note that if you have not used the action line for another purpose after inserting the previous counter, c11 will still show on the action line and you do not need to retype it. Just press F10.

6	Continue inserting c11 counters until your list is completely numbered.

To insert counters in a different format, you must use the dc command to define the counter. You can enter the dc command and then enter the counters, or you can change the format of an existing numbered list by placing the dc command at the beginning of the numbered list.

1	Move the cursor to the beginning of the list you would like to number. Your cursor must be before the first counter.

3	Type dc 11= followed by the counter (i.e., the number or letter) that will begin your series and, if desired, punctuation before or after the counter. For example, if you wish to start a list with the letter a with parentheses before and after the a, the command would be:

Counters that can be used with the dc command are decimal numbers (1,2,3 ...), upper or lower case roman numerals (I,II,III ... or i.ii,iii ...) and upper or lower case letters (A,B,C ... or a,b,c ...). Punctuation marks that can be included with the dc command are ')' parenthesis, '>' angle bracket, ']' square bracket, and '}' curly brace. Other punctuation may be inserted manually after the counter is inserted.

•	Numbered lists should normally be formatted as hanging indents. See Formatting Numbered/Bulleted Lists.

•	Additional independent numbered (or lettered) lists can be inserted by following the above instructions, substituting c12 (or c13 or c14) for c11. These lists can be used at the same time as the list defined by the c11 counter.

•	The counter command can also be implemented by pressing Shift+Alt+F1 (corresponding to c11) or Shift+Alt+F2, F3 or F4 (corresponding to c12, c13 or c14)

•	Additional independent numbered (or lettered) lists can be inserted using the same c11 counter if you define the starting point of the second list at a point after the end of the first list.

•	Switch to reveal codes to see where in your document the counters were defined.

•	Counters can also be inserted in the form 1.1.1.1 as is sometimes used in numbering sections and subsections in a legal document. See Numbering in Legal Format counter commands.

•	Letters increment from A-Z and then AA, BB, CC etc. This can be changed by clicking Tools, Preferences, and then selecting Numbered Lists.

Numbered lists: counter commands