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How do I create a simple outline-style numbered list?

It should look like this:

1. List Title
   1.1 First Item
   1.2 Second Item
   1.3 Third Item

There are two tools in OpenOffice.org that give you the ability to create numbered lists. One is the Styles and Formatting window, accessed by pressing F11. It will open in a separate window and will default to opening the Paragraph Styles view. If you click on the fifth icon from the left Numbering Styles, you will see a list of pre-defined number styles. The other tool that you need is the numbering toolbar. This will appear when you are in a text area that has a numbering style assigned. It turns out that the numbering you want for the simple list above is already defined in the pre-defined numbering styles. If the style you need does not exist, you may also create your own styles.

To create the list above:

1. Type in your text. The paragraph style that you use should not matter. This procedure was tested using the "Text body" paragraph style.
2. Select all the text by drag selecting.
3. Double-click on the numbering style Numbering 5. List numbers (but not the sub-numbers) should appear.
4. Place the text cursor into the list item that says First item.
5. Click on Move Level Down i.e. the right pointing arrow (the single one) in the numbering toolbar. This item should now have the number "1.1" in front of it.
6. Repeat the above step for the other sub-list items.

If you need to make your own list numbering style, it is suggested to select one of the existing styles that is similar (in the Styles and Formatting window), then right-click to get a context menu. Select "New..." to make a new style based on the style that was selected. You will get a dialog with many tabs that allow you to configure your own numbering style. See <a href="http://documentation.openoffice.org/manuals/oooauthors2/0207WG-WorkingWithStyles.pdf">Chapter 7, "Working with Styles"</a> in the Writer Guide for more information.

Note: OpenOffice.org will often make numbering difficult when you do the following actions:

• Press the backspace key when you are in the style following a numbering style.
• Insert unnumbered styles between numbered styles.
• Output to HTML format with noncontiguous numbered and unnumbered styles.