The Bullets and Numbers Palette

The Bullets and Numbers palette contains controls for applying bullets, outline numbers, and paragraph numbers.

Bullets and numbers can be selected and formatted, just like any character. For example, you can select a bullet and choose its font and font size from the Font palette.

To apply formatting to a bullet or number:

Numbers may contain multiple characters; for example, IV.A.3.ii. Pagesmith treats the entire number string as a single character; you cannot select the component characters separately and apply different formatting to each.

A paragraph may have a bullet attribute that draws a single bullet character at the beginning of the paragraph. You can:

Bullets always have a left alignment; that is, the left edge of the bullet is aligned with the indent.

A paragraph may have a paragraph number attribute that draws a set of characters including a sequential number at the beginning of the paragraph. You can:

A paragraph may have an outline number attribute that draws a set of characters including a sequential number at the beginning of the paragraph. Outline numbers differ from paragraph numbers by allowing you to nest numbering sequences in a hierarchy, as you do with an outline. You can:

To remove or apply a bullet, paragraph number, or outline number:

The Bullets and Numbers palette collapses to save space when the current paragraph has no bullet or number. It expands as needed to show all the formatting options. Options that do not apply to bullets and paragraph numbers are disabled.

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To specify the bullet character:

To adjust the horizontal position of a bullet or number:

The indent is measured from the first line indent for the paragraph.

To adjust the horizontal position of text following a bullet or number:

The text indent is measured from the first line indent for the paragraph.

To change the alignment of a number:

Alignment determines whether the left edge, right edge, or center of the number is aligned with the indent. If you choose right or center alignment and the indent is not large enough to contain the number, Pagesmith will draw the number as if it were left aligned.

To display text characters before or after a number:

By default, the text field for characters following the number contains a period. If you do not want a period following the number, delete the period in this text field.

To choose a number format:

The number formats are:

To assign a specific number to a paragraph:

To specify the level of an outline number:

You may assign a level number between 1 and 9.

You can display an outline number as the number for its level only, or you can display a string of all the outline numbers from higher levels. For example, consider a paragraph at level 3 that has the number 6. The nearest preceding level 2 number is 5, and the nearest preceding level 1 number is 4. You can display the outline number as 6. or as 4.5.6.

To display all the levels of an outline number: