Wordprocessing Numbering

Defining a Particular Level - Numbering Level Text

The text to be displayed at a level is specified with the <w:lvlText w:val=" "/> element. All text in the val attribute is treated as literal text to appear in each instance, except for any use of the percent symbol (%) followed by a number. That percent-number combination represents the index of the level whose number is to be used. The index is one-based (begins with 1). So, for example, %2 indicates that the symbol/number/letter used at the second level (w:lvl w:ilvl="1") should be used.

In the example below, the first level uses Roman numerals as the numbering symbol, the second uses upper-case letters, and the third incorporates text, the previous level symbols, as well as hyphens and the symbol specified for the level (decimal number).

<w:lvl w:ilvl="0">

<w:start w:val="1"/>

<w:numFmt w:val="upperRoman"/>

<w:pStyle w:val="Heading1"/>

<w:lvlText w:val="%1."/>

<w:lvlJc w:val="start"/>

<w:pPr>

<w:ind w:start="0" w:firstLine="0"/>

</w:pPr>

</w:lvl>

<w:lvl w:ilvl="1">

<w:start w:val="1"/>

<w:numFmt w:val="upperLetter"/>

<w:pStyle w:val="Heading2"/>

<w:lvlText w:val="%2."/>

<w:lvlJc w:val="start"/>

<w:pPr>

<w:ind w:start="720" w:firstLine="0"/>

</w:pPr>

</w:lvl>

<w:lvl w:ilvl="2">

<w:start w:val="1"/>

<w:numFmt w:val="decimal"/>

<w:pStyle w:val="Heading3"/>

<w:lvlText w:val="
Sub %1-%2-%3. 
"/>

<w:lvlJc w:val="start"/>

<w:pPr>

<w:ind w:start="1440" w:firstLine="0"/>

</w:pPr>

</w:lvl>

Reference: ECMA-376, 3rd Edition (June, 2011), Fundamentals and Markup Language Reference § 17.9.12.

Word 2007 Example:


Numbering Level Text

Attributes:

Attribute Description

null Specifies that a null character should be used as the numbering symbol: <w:lvlText w:null="1"/>. Possible values are either true (or 1) or false (or 0). Note that turning this to true will mean a null character is used, not the empty string.

val Specifies the text to be used for the numbering level when referenced in content. If a value is not specified, then the empty string is used. A percent-number combination (e.g., %2) can be used to incorporate the number from a higher level. The number in such a case represents the index of the level whose numbering symbol is to be used. The index is one-based (begins with 1). So %2 will incorporate the symbol from the second level. Note that the level being defined (say level x) will typically incorporate its own level number in some way using %x. This will output the appropriate number based upon what is specified for the format numFmt for that level and based upon how many have appears since a restart of numbering at that level. So if level x specifies %x and the numFmt is upperLetter and it is the fifth appearance of the level in the content, then the output for the level will be "E".

Attribute	Description
null	Specifies that a null character should be used as the numbering symbol: `<w:lvlText w:null="1"/>`. Possible values are either true (or 1) or false (or 0). Note that turning this to true will mean a null character is used, not the empty string.
val	Specifies the text to be used for the numbering level when referenced in content. If a value is not specified, then the empty string is used. A percent-number combination (e.g., %2) can be used to incorporate the number from a higher level. The number in such a case represents the index of the level whose numbering symbol is to be used. The index is one-based (begins with 1). So %2 will incorporate the symbol from the second level. Note that the level being defined (say level x) will typically incorporate its own level number in some way using %x. This will output the appropriate number based upon what is specified for the format numFmt for that level and based upon how many have appears since a restart of numbering at that level. So if level x specifies %x and the numFmt is upperLetter and it is the fifth appearance of the level in the content, then the output for the level will be "E".

Related Open Document Format (ODF) Property:

The text that is used in a numbered or bulletted list item or within an outline heading is specified by the style:num-prefix, style:num-suffix, and style:num-format attributes within the <text:list-level-style-number>, <text:list-level-style-bullet> or <text:outline-level-style> element for the level defined within the <text:list-style> applied to the list or for the outline style applied to the heading.

Reference: Open Document Format for Office Applications Version 1.2 (May, 2011) §§ 19.502 (prefixes), 19.503 (suffixes), and 19.500 (number format).

The following sample defines the text for level 4 of the list as an Arabic numbers followed by a close parenthesis--e.g., 1), 2), etc.

<style:style style:name="P1" style:family="paragraph" style:parent-style-name="Standard" style:list-style-name="L3"/>

<text:list-style style:name="L3">

. . .

<text:list-level-style-number text:level="4" 
style:num-suffix=")"
 style:num-format="1">

<style:list-level-properties text:list-level-position-and-space-mode="label-alignment">

<style:list-level-label-alignment text:label-followed-by="listtab" text:list-tab-stop-position="1.25in" fo:text-indent="-0.25in" fo:margin-left="1.25in"/>

</style:list-level-properties>

</text:list-level-style-number>

. . .

</text:list-style>

The format of the actual variable number or of the bullet character is specified by the style:num-format or style:bullet-char attribute, respectively. See the ODF discussion in Defining a Particular Level - Displaying as Numerals Only for more on the style:num-format attribute. The prefix and suffix of the number or bullet character are specified with literal text for the values of style:num-prefix and style:num-suffix.

Related HTML/CSS Property:

There is no direct counterpart which enables the building of a level or numbering symbol from text and upper-level symbols. Each level is iindependent of all others.

Attributes:​

Related Open Document Format (ODF) Property:

Related HTML/CSS Property:

Attributes: