Sequencing Numbers Across Table Cells

[nbk_haw]

I'm just learning my way around tables in Publisher and I'm trying to add a numbered sequence in each cell working left to right in a row.  When I try to use numbered lists it drops a period behind the number which I do not want.  It took me a long time to figure out how to format it so I can just manually type the numbers in and just hit tab in between but I have over 1000 to enter and it's so tedious.  Is there a way I can auto-populate each cell to be numbered in sequence without any extra characters besides the number? Thanks.

[lacerto]

Obsolete.

[walt.farrell]

10 hours ago, nbk_haw said:

When I try to use numbered lists it drops a period behind the number which I do not want.

If you try that approach, you have full control over the formatting of the number and what follows it. In the Paragraph panel (or in a Text Style such as Numbered 1) you'll find a section for Bullets and Numbering, where there's a Text field that specifies the number and the following text. Here's a screenshot from an iPad, but it's similar on the desktop apps. You can simply remove the "." from that string.

But probably using Data Merge would be simpler.

 

[nbk_haw]

Thank you.  I seemed easier to me to just take that period out in the bullets and numbering.  I got done what I needed.