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How do you continue bullet numbering without restart numbering?

Philip Chin
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October 30, 2025

I have a list that I formatted for bullets.
Using number bullets, it stopped at 2 and when I continued it restarted at 1.

 

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Kris Klima _K15t_
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October 30, 2025

Hi @Philip Chin 

Hitting Enter at the end of a line in a bullet/number list automatically inserts another line in that list - indented right.

  1. Lorem ipsum ENTER
  2. Dolor sit amet ENTER
  3. you get the point.

To enter a NON-numbered line, use the so-called Soft Return = SHIFT+ENTER

  1. Lorem ipsum SHIFT+ENTER
    You can place text or an image here. Now hit ENTER
  2. and your numbered list continues. Dolor sit amet ENTER
  3. you get the point. Now hit ENTER TWICE

You'll see 4. and then a new line starts.

If your sequence gets interupted, it means that you have and empty line (somewhere after your previous list).

Tip - list within list.

  1. Lorem ipsum ENTER
  2. Dolor sit amet ENTER
    1. TAB Your text ENTER
    2. Your text ENTER
  3. SHIFT+TAB Your text ENTER
  4. you get the point ENTER
  5. and yet another line

The point is to avoid creating empty paragraph lines. 

As a general content rule, a single list (especially a numbered list) should NEVER be interrupted by something that is not at the same line of indent - basically, no regular paragraph interrupting a list.

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Marc - Devoteam
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October 30, 2025

Hi @Philip Chin 

Is there a new line in between?

What if you go to the end of point 2 and press enter?

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