Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger: Peachpit Learning Series

Create lists that automatically number themselves

If you have a list of items, TextEdit can number them for you with Roman numerals, regular numerals, capital or lowercase letters, or other options. When you add or delete items from the list, TextEdit automatically updates the numbering.

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When you click on the Lists menu (circled above) and choose a numbering option, the numbers apply to either of the following:

If you selected text on the page before you went to the Lists menu, your choice of list numbering will apply to the selected text. Each time you hit a Return, TextEdit considers that the next item in the list.

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