Styles & Numbering

[ianxley]

I'm a new user of RoboHelp starting to convert training manuals into online help. I've created a suitable template, includng just one numbered style for sequenced steps or actions. The problems is that every time I put another style between two steps as an intermediate comment or note, the step numbering restarts at 1. I know that I can Format>Bullets and Numbering> Restart Numbering at 2, but it will mean doing this hundredsof times.

In Word styles it is possible to keep the numbering consecutive even when broken by other stles occuring between steps. Can this be done in RoboHelp, please?

[Peter Grainge]

Welcome to the forum

The way RoboHelp works is the way Word originally worked. Then Microsoft changed the method to the one you describe and I seem to recall howls of protest about that. There is no right or wrong way, it should be a user choice.

Unfortunately for you RoboHelp works the old way and there is no option.

Maybe in your case using a table would help. Put all your content in the right column and put numbers in the left column where required.

[RoboColum_n_]

Hi ianxley and welcome to the RH community. Unfortunately there is no way around this. You have to manually reset the numbering.

[RoboColum_n_]

Sorry Peter. Didn't see you standing there.

[ianxley]

Peter, Colum,

Thank you both for your help.

Colum, I'll trust you'll recognise ianxley as a recent former colleague!

[RoboColum_n_]

A-ha! I get it now. Welcome aboard Ian.