Pandoc Markdown to DOCX: How to create multilevel numbered lists like 1, 1.1, 1.2, 2, 2.1?

[zero0n3]

Hi, I’m trying to convert a Markdown file to DOCX using Pandoc. In my Markdown, I want to create ordered lists with multilevel numbering in this format:

1. Level
1.1 Sublevel
1.2 Sublevel
2. Level
2.1 Sublevel

…but I’m not sure how to structure the Markdown or which Pandoc options to use to preserve this numbering in the DOCX output.

Could someone guide me on the correct syntax or Pandoc configuration to achieve this?

Thanks

[badumont]

You should write your markdown like this: 1. Level 1. Sublevel 2. Sublevel 2. Level 1. Sublevel You can also replace the numbers with #. The formatting of the list depends on the target format. In DOCX, you can modify the list settings in your reference document.

[zero0n3]

Hello, this is the test result with your suggestion:

markdown file

numbered list:

1. Level
   1. Sublevel
   2. Sublevel
2. Level
   1. Sublevel

the yaml file with default parameters has in the first line these extensions:
from: markdown_mmd+emoji+multiline_tables+yaml_metadata_block+raw_attribute+fancy_lists+header_attributes+implicit_header_references+bracketed_spans+grid_tables+simple_tables+pandoc_title_block

the command i use is:
pandoc -s test.md -o test.docx" -ddefault

this is the result ( in custom-reference.docx i changed the color of body text to be sure it uses that custom reference docx ):

Inside custom reference i created a new multilevel numbered list named "mymulti" but after that, how can i use that name inside md?

[badumont]

I guess that you must change the settings for all numbered lists. However, if it is possible to change the style of a single numbered list, it should be applied with the custom-style attribute: ::: {custom-syle="mylist"} 1. Level 1. Sublevel 2. Sublevel 2. Level 1. Sublevel :::

[zero0n3]

Unfortunately the custom-style not works with defined numbered list style... only with paragraph, and i don't want to set up a list as paragraphs. This is the result of your markdown code:

(Obviosuly i created a custom defined multi level numbered list called mymulti)

[lifeunleaded]

I'm not sure if custom-style applies to lists. I haven't tried, so if it works, it is the easiest solution. When I encountered this, I set up my list as you did, and then manipulated the Word XML directly. Note that this is sensitive and version-dependent within Word, but it worked for me.

I unzipped the reference .docx where I had set up my multilevel list style (let's call it mymulti). I located the style in word/numbering.xml, it has an element <w:styleLink w:val="mymulti" />. I then copied the <w:ilvl> elements and used them to replace the <w:ilvl> elements in the multilevel style that has no <w:styleLink>. I then re-zipped the contents into reference.docx (zip -r reference.docx * in the folder where you unzipped the .docx, just remove the actual .docx first so it's not included) and used that.

That worked for me. The reference .docx sometimes refuses to open in Word when I go in and change the parts like this, but it can still work for pandoc.

[zero0n3]

This is the workflow i followed to repliacete your instructions (and i had some problem in the end):

• create a new fresh reference.docx pandoc -o custom-reference.docx --print-default-data-file reference.docx
• opened custom-references.docx and created a new numbered list style with 1. level / 1.1 sublevel and named mymulti - saved
• extract docx, open numering.xml and found mymulti new list style
• copied first 2 definitions of w:ilvl from mymulti (the first 2 because i customized that 2) and pasted inside (by overwriting) the first abstradnumid , inside numbering.xml with w:val = multilevel that i suppose is the original one created when the docx was created.

copied these 2 1lvl tag

here where i have the first multilevel tag defined when i created the docx file

• zipped files in docx again (by deleting the original one)
• opened just to be sure the zip/docsx is syntactically correct
• launched the pandoc command by using the custom-reference.docx (i used a different color for body text so i know that is use the right docx reference file)

the md file is this:

**numbered list**

1. Level
   1. Sublevel
   2. Sublevel
2. Level
   1. Sublevel

the result is this:

:-( where am i wrong?

[badumont]

The parameters that control item numbering are not a style, they are a distinct set of parameters. It seems that you can forget custom-style for now and search for those parameters.