Description

Gets or sets the starting number for a numbered list.

Syntax

public int FirstNumber { get; set; }

Public Property FirstNumber As Integer

Examples

The following example applies FirstNumber while converting three selected paragraphs into a usable numbered list.

textControl.Text = "Research\nDraft\nReview";
textControl.Select(0, textControl.Text.Length);

ListFormat listFormat = new()
{
    Type = ListType.Numbered,
    FirstNumber = 5
};
textControl.Selection.ListFormat = listFormat;

textControl.Text = "Research" & vbCrLf & "Draft" & vbCrLf & "Review"
textControl.Select(0, textControl.Text.Length)

Dim listFormat As New ListFormat() With {
    .Type = ListType.Numbered,
    .FirstNumber = 5
}
textControl.Selection.ListFormat = listFormat

Remarks

The property's default value is 1.

The property returns its default value when the text selection contains multiple paragraphs with mixed starting numbers or when the text selection does not contain a numbered list. The Selection.IsCommonValueSelected method can be used to check for mixed attributes.