# Combining Numbered Lists

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Combining Numbered Lists
You can combine numbered lists into a single consecutively numbered list.
To Combine Consecutive Numbered Lists
- Select all of the paragraphs in the lists.
- On the Formatting Bar, click the Numbering On/Off icon twice.
To Create a Numbered List From Non-consecutive Paragraphs:
- Hold down Ctrl and drag a selection in the first numbered paragraph. You only have to select one character.
- Continue to hold down Ctrl, and drag a selection in each numbered paragraph of the lists you want to combine.
- On the Formatting Bar, click the Numbering On/Off icon twice.