Re: [libreoffice-users] Preserve non-sequential numbering?

On Thu, 2011-05-19 at 11:49 +0100, Ryan Jendoubi wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Rather than spending a lot on statue books I'll only use once, I'm 
> compiling a collection of legislation I need for an upcoming exam by 
> taking the relevant provisions from a government website and arranging 
> them in LO.
>
> I've defined a Numbering Style for all headings: Act title, part number, 
> crossheading, provision number, sub-provision. I only need certain 
> provisions from  different Acts - Charities Act provision 13, Trustees 
> Act provision 2, etc.
>
> At first I tried arranging everything in the same document, but I found 
> that even if I selected a certain provision (provision "A")and 
> explicitly started the numbering where I wanted (eg 13, by right-click > 
> Numbering/Bullets > Options tab > Start at ), this would change if I 
> start inserting new provisions (provision "B") from a different Act 
> above provision A in the document. Then I thought I might be able to get 
> around it by using a Master Document with sub-documents, but the 
> numbering of provisions is still interdependent because they all use the 
> same styles.
>
> I realise most of you will read the above and say, "Well, obviously" - 
> that it's all correct behaviour! It's just me having an awkward use-case 
> where when I tell something to be number 13, I want it to stay number 13...
>
> In terms of behaviour I was a little surprised that the Master Document 
> solution didn't work, and more surprised that options set with 
> right-click > Numbering/Bullet seem to affect the style itself, rather 
> than the particular instance. As far as I can make out, this is in 
> contrast to the behaviour of right-click > Paragraph options.
>
> Is there any way I can get round this? Sections or something? Or will I 
> just have to keep /completely/ separate documents and print them all one 
> at a time?
>
> Cheers,
>
> --Ryan

Instead of right-click > Numbering/Bullet, try right-click > Paragraph >
Outline & Numbering tab; in the Numbering section, tick Restart at this
paragraph and Start with 13.

--Jean


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