Wordprocessing Numbering

Defining a Particular Level - Displaying as Numerals Only

The format of the numbering at a given level can be set to Arabic numerals by including a <w:isLgl> element in the level definition. The <w:isLgl> element specifies that the format for the numbering at this level should be in the decimal format, regardless of what is specified in the <numFmt> element. For example, below is the definition of the fourth level in a numbering definition.

<w:lvl w:ilvl="3">

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

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

<w:lvlText w:val="%4."/>

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

<w:pStyle w:val="Heading4"/>

<w:pPr>

<w:ind w:start="2160" w:firstLine="0"/>

</w:pPr>

</w:lvl>

Word 2007 Example:

Below is how the level defined above appears (without the isLgl):


isLgl Numbering Scheme for Outline

By adding the isLgl, we get the following:

<w:lvl w:ilvl="3">

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

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

<w:isLgl/>

<w:lvlText w:val="%4."/>

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

<w:pStyle w:val="Heading4"/>

<w:pPr>

<w:ind w:start="2160" w:firstLine="0"/>

</w:pPr>

</w:lvl>

Word 2007 Example:


abstractNum Numbering Scheme for Outline

Reference: ECMA-376, 3rd Edition (June, 2011), Fundamentals and Markup Language Reference § 17.9.4.

Related Open Document Format (ODF) Property:

The format of the numbering at a given level of a list is specified by the style:num-format attribute within the <text:list-level-style-number> element for the level defined within the <text:list-style> applied to the list.

Reference: Open Document Format for Office Applications Version 1.2 (May, 2011) § 16.32 and § 19.500.

The following sample defines the format for level 4 of the list as an Arabic number.

<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 possible attribute values for style:num-format are 1 for Arabic number sequences, a for lowercase Latin alphabet characters, A for uppercase Latin alphabet characters, i for lowercase Roman numerals, I for uppercase Roman numerals, a string, or the empty string so that no number sequence is displayed.

Related HTML/CSS Property:

<ol>
   <li style="list-style-type:upper-roman;">
      This is the first level.
      <ol>
         <li style="list-style-type:upper-alpha;">
            This is the second level.
            <ol>
               <li style="list-style-type:decimal;">
                  This is the third level.
                  <ol>
                     <li style="list-style-type:decimal;">This is the fourth level.</li>
                  </ol>
               </li>
            </ol>
         </li>
      </ol>
   </li>
   <li style="list-style-type:upper-roman;">This is also the first level.</li>
</ol>
```html
HTML/CSS Example:

1. This is the first level.
   1. This is the second level.
      1. This is the third level.
         1. This is the fourth level.
2. This is also the first level.