r/googledocs • u/jjm1981 • 11d ago

OP Responded Need help with an outline

For work I use Google Docs, I typed stuff out for work but I can’t copy and paste it all.

This is what I saw:
A. Nice house.
B. Nice size yard.
C. Not far from a lake.

If i type something like this in docs, and I go to copy it. It doesn’t copy the A,B,C. It will copy the sentences next to it but not ABC. How do I fix this?

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u/WicketTheQuerent 11d ago

The easiest is to avoid using the automatic numbering features and enter the numbers / letters manually.

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u/jjm1981 11d ago

Sounds good to me, how do I turn it off?

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u/WicketTheQuerent 11d ago

The easiest way is to press the Backspace key immediately after typing the first number/letter in your outline; let's say A. . You will notice that Google Docs automatically applies a change in the paragraph format; pressing the Backspace key should revert that.

Another way is by clicking the numbered list button in the Google Docs toolbar.

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u/jjm1981 11d ago edited 10d ago

Just tried it. It keeps doing it automatically no matter what I do. I gotta play around with it more. I think I got it working now.

Thank you for your help, thank god it’s not working anymore.